While bleach reacts with air so that it needs to be reapplied, you can get lasting protection against critters and mold by treating a carved pumpkin with borax.This gives you a glowing pumpkin with dark areas where the carving will go. Then coat the entire pumpkin except the areas to be carved with glow-in-the-dark paint. One idea is to mark the carving for the big event, but not actually cut it. Another way to make a pumpkin last is to simply wait until it's closer to Halloween to carve it.If possible, refrigerate your jack-o'-lantern when it's not in use. Protect the jack-o'-lantern from sun or rain, since one will dry the pumpkin out, while the other will promote the growth of mold.This will prevent the pumpkin from drying out and getting that puckered, shriveled look.
Smear petroleum jelly on all of the cut surfaces of the pumpkin.Spray the pumpkin once daily, to prevent the growth of bacteria and mold. Spray the pumpkin inside and outside with a commercial pumpkin preservative or use your own mixture, consisting of 1 teaspoon of bleach in water. Remove the pumpkin from the liquid and allow it to air dry.Soak the carved pumpkin for 8 hours or overnight. Place the jack-o'-lantern in the bleach mixture right after you have finished carving it. Fill a sink, bucket, or tub with enough of the bleach solution to totally immerse the carved jack-o'-lantern.Mix up a preservative solution for your carved pumpkin consisting of 2 teaspoons of household bleach per gallon of water.Increasing the temperature basically incubates mold and bacteria. It's important to keep a carved pumpkin cool when it's not in use.A carved pumpkin can be sealed with oil or petroleum jelly to lock in moisture and minimize puckering.Decay can be minimized by applying a disinfectant or preservative, such as bleach, salt, or sugar.While a pumpkin may last weeks or months without rotting, once you carve it, the exposed flesh is susceptible to rot.The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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