Pumpkin

Immature pumpkins have a greenish-orange color and overripe pumpkins become dark orange. Check for blemishes and bruises. Pumpkins begin to develop flaws as they become… Read More »Can Pumpkins Get Overripe?

three to five days. “You have anywhere from three to five days max before they start to soften and get moldy,” she says. That’s because… Read More »How Long Can A Carved Pumpkin Stay Outside?

When a pumpkin goes bad, it will first begin to get soft on the bottom and then start leaking liquid. This is followed very quickly… Read More »How Do You Know If Pumpkins Are Expired?

Using a wooden skewer or the plastic punch tool provided in your pumpkin-carving kit, transfer the photograph to the pumpkin by poking a series of… Read More »How Do You Transfer Pictures From Paper To Pumpkin?

Start by carving a hole in the bottom of your pumpkin. Then, you can use a piece of paper to draw a pattern that you… Read More »How Do You Carve A Pumpkin Into A Design?

To transfer the design onto the pumpkin, use a sheet of paper towel and a marker (permanent marker may show best). Trace the stencil on… Read More »How Do You Transfer A Pattern To A Pumpkin?

Pumpkins can remain in the garden through a light, vine-killing frost. A light frost will not damage the pumpkins themselves. However, all mature pumpkins should… Read More »How Much Frost Can A Pumpkin Take?

Tape the paper to the pumpkin, then score the design onto the pumpkin by punching through the paper into the pumpkin flesh with a large… Read More »How Do You Use A Pumpkin Stencil?

No, pumpkins are not flammable. Is it safe to light a candle in a pumpkin? It is safest to use a glow stick or battery-operated… Read More »Will Pumpkins Burn?

You can add moldy food (vegetables and fruits only) to a backyard composting bin anytime. Mold cells are just one of the many different types… Read More »Can You Compost Moldy Pumpkins?