how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:05 pm
do you wait til its closer to halloween or do you take a chance and do it earlier?
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Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:10 pm
I used to do it the night before. Last time I carved a real one, I had a slip-up with my knife and the face of my werewolf jack collapsed on me when I was up against a deadline! Now I'm strictly artificial pumpkins--I start carving in early September and go into late October. I currently have a pumpkin army of around 24 assorted jacks from the last few years
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:49 pm
It all depends, the times we start carving usually aren't consistent but this year it's probably gonna be a few days before. 
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:21 pm
Usually a few days before. I had four children living here a few years ago, and they would each carve one.
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:30 pm
My niece wanted hers done night before last, so I did hers. I'll get more and have them carved right before the big night..like maybe a week.
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:48 pm
I think I'm carving mine on the 28th. 
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:02 pm
The 30th.
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:20 pm
Probably 5 days before Halloween!
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:23 pm
Maybe the 29th...
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:20 am
Probably this weekend...it's nice to have the Jack o lantern out for a week before Halloween...at least.
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:29 am
The natural ones, no more than one day before. I dislike having to carve them furiously on Halloween morning, but sometimes it comes down to that.
I find that, if I do them any earlier, they start deteriorating too quickly.
Ideally, I like to clean them one day and carve them the next. I don't always get around to that, either.
I find that, if I do them any earlier, they start deteriorating too quickly.
Ideally, I like to clean them one day and carve them the next. I don't always get around to that, either.
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:51 am
I carve 'em whenever I have the time-- but try to get 'em as close to Halloween as possible. I can pretty much get the real ones to last a good, long while.
This year, I will probably carve them on the weekend before Halloween.
This year, I will probably carve them on the weekend before Halloween.
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:38 pm
Our main bulk will be done on the 30th. I may carve one before though & put it out every night to see how long it'll last.
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:51 pm
I think it was Jade who was able to keep a real pumpkin 'alive' for a good long while--she can probably give everyone tips on how to do it. Or you can just look for her thread
Re: how close to halloween do you carve your pumpkins?
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:19 am
Yes I can remember that thread.Pumpkin56 wrote:I think it was Jade who was able to keep a real pumpkin 'alive' for a good long while--she can probably give everyone tips on how to do it. Or you can just look for her thread
I can't remember exactly what to do, covering it & placing it in the fridge or something was it? I'll have a look around & try & find the thread.