Michael Natiello, pumpkin carving pro and creative director for The Great Jack-o’-Lantern Blaze, says cutting your “lid” from the bottom of the pumpkin helps prevent… Read More »Why Do You Carve Pumpkins From The Bottom?
Mini pumpkins are not pumpkins but are botanically regarded as a type of gourd, and there are many different varieties of Mini pumpkins including the… Read More »Are Mini Pumpkins Real Pumpkins?
Make sure they are completely dry before they are displayed. There’s an extra step you can take that will make your pumpkins last even longer.… Read More »How Do You Preserve Small Pumpkins?
How to Use the Whole Pumpkin Cook the pumpkin to make delicious pumpkin puree. Save the seeds from heirloom pumpkins to plant more next year.… Read More »What Can I Do With A Whole Pumpkin?
Find a dark, cool, dry and well-ventilated place to dry the gourds (damp rooms can cause the gourds to rot). Place them on a wire… Read More »How Do You Dry A Whole Pumpkin?
Uncarved pumpkins can last up to 12 weeks before they start to rot. So if your pumpkins are still whole and firm, hang on to… Read More »What Do You Do With Uncarved Pumpkins After Halloween?
Ask your adult to use the sharp, heavy knife to cut around the top of the pumpkin, making a lid with the stem in the… Read More »How Do You Get The Pulp Out Of A Pumpkin?
Pie pumpkins are used for cooking or baking and are also called sugar pumpkins. They are more petite and are often used to decorate or… Read More »Are Pie Pumpkins Good For Carving?
Scrape out the pumpkin guts: Use a large stiff spoon and scrape away the remaining stringy flesh working from the top of the pumpkin in… Read More »How Much Of Pumpkin Do You Scrape Out?
Bake or microwave it For all large, difficult-to-cut squash and pumpkins (or a recipe where you’re keeping the squash mostly whole, like this one), giving… Read More »How Do You Soften A Pumpkin To Carve?