How to Preserve Your Pumpkins & Gourds
The stores are filled with fresh pumpkins and gourds right now, and they’re gorgeous – the perfect accessory for decorating your porch and yard for fall. But the North Texas heat can wreak havoc with fresh produce, causing it to spoil quickly.
The Seay Realty Group researched tips and tricks shared by experienced pumpkin & gourd lovers! Use some of these techniques to prolong the life of your fresh decorations:
- Food-Hacks.com recommends you give your uncarved pumpkins a coat of floor wax to keep them fresh for up to four weeks! Carved pumpkins get soaked in a bleach solution. Here’s how to do it.
- interiordesigninfo.com recommends you use pumpkin preservative spray, a commercially made product that claims to extend the life of your pumpkin.
- The Today Show recommends uncarved pumpkins get a coat of WD-40 to keep them fresh longer.
Bob Vila of “This Old House” fame shares his recipe for a DIY Anti-Fungal Spray to keep a carved pumpkin fresh.- Finally, the lifestyle blog “On Sutton Place” recommends a combination of bleach, Dawn dish-washing soap, and spray matte sealer. She explains the process here.
We LOVE fresh flowers, pumpkins & gourds used in fall decor. The Seay Realty Group wishes you success with whichever method you use! Happy Fall, Y’All!!
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