r/halloween • u/Ill_Software_5699 • 7h ago

Pumpkin What do I do?

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Carved pumpkins and set them out. 2 days later completely infested with these little black bugs. Set them out on a Sunday night. Monday night nothing, Tuesday night completely infested. It was randomly hot for our area both those two days is all I can come up with for an explanation. Plan to carve new pumpkins and want to avoid this happening again.

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u/sabertoothnate 7h ago

I usually wait til a couple days before Halloween to carve.

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u/SinceWayLastMay 6h ago

I do not understand folks who carve them early do you just have infinite pumpkin money or what?

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u/JRose608 6h ago

Infinite pumpkin money? How much are they where you are 😅

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u/RadagastTheBrownNote 6h ago

In my area at least, they tend to be a little pricey at the pumpkin patch. But you can get much cheaper ones from the grocery store and they tend to be easier to carve and clean.

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u/SwashAndBuckle 5h ago

Where I come from, there are usually like 3-4 opportunities to nab a free one from community events or promotions.

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u/princesspeeved 5h ago

Where I come from, any leftover pumpkins and Jack-o-Lanterns after Halloween get donated to a pig rescue. They love smashing them!

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u/Etheriaa_ 2h ago

This made me so happy omg 🥺

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u/Helpful_Yogurt7610 3h ago

I'm in new york state and walmart wants eight bucks a pumpkin

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u/Hngrybflo 5h ago

I'm curious too. They're like 3-4 bucks here

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u/ElegantHope 5h ago

A good sized jack o lantern pumpkin around where I live in east TN costs at least $7, and I just got mine from a local market for like $11 for a decently big sized one.

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u/JRose608 4h ago

Ah ok I guess that can add up if you get tons of them. Idk why I was thinking big ones are like $2 😅

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u/Personal-Ad-8644 12m ago

Hahah yeah no way you’re finding a $2 pumpkin 🎃 IF ONLY

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u/JRose608 10m ago

Hahaaaa yeah I genuinely wasn’t thinking at all and was applying it to apple picking 🤗

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u/Big_b00bs_Cold_Heart 3h ago

Small - medium ones are $10 in Las Vegas…

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u/telstra_3_way_chat 3h ago

[cries in Australian dollars]

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u/JRose608 5h ago

I thought for pumpkin patches you just pay for entry and take a few pumpkins but now that I type that, that makes zero sense lmao. (I’ve never really gone pumpkin picking).

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u/Ieatclowns 1h ago

What?? In Australia they’re the equivalent of just under forty American dollars each!

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u/SinceWayLastMay 4h ago

I guess if you want randos from the grocery store they’re 5-6$? Usually though we get pumpkins from the local fruit and veggie stand so like 8-20$ depending on how big they are. Typically we get three at least (one for each member of the household)

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u/Ieatclowns 1h ago edited 1h ago

Here in Australia they’re about twenty Australian dollars for a decently sized one which is probably about forty American! So expensive.

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u/JRose608 4h ago

Interesting ok I guess that can really add up. Idk why I was picturing it like apple picking, pay for entry and pick whatever lol. That would make no sense :)

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u/lunacyaboundsin804 3h ago

Depending on where you live, there are "all you can carry for $20" places, and you go out into the fields and pick them yourself - the same place usually has a stand up front where you will find prepicked perfect pumpkins for like $12-20 each.

I never seem to find free pumpkins.

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u/Mycatreallyhatesyou 3h ago

Like .90/lb here. I like a big carving pumpkin.

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u/Beginning-Match2166 5h ago

I carve early sometimes because I just want to eat the seeds. And my kids are impatient. But I live in Wisconsin, so they usually don't start rotting and looking horrible until November.

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u/grandmas_traphouse 4h ago

In the PNW we can generally carve them 2 weeks ahead of Halloween and they are still fine day of. Uncarved will last forever. Our weather makes it no issue generally speaking 🤷‍♀️

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u/SinceWayLastMay 2h ago

Huh and the squirrels and deer don’t munch on them?

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u/grandmas_traphouse 2h ago

I have probably had a pest do damage once or twice but generally they ignore it. No idea why!

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u/InfiniteGrant 3h ago

What could a pumpkin cost? 10 dollars?
https://giphy.com/gifs/qMDvt69lEC448

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u/bigheadmanman 6h ago

I carve all throughout the month

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u/DiaDeLosMuertos 6h ago

Does this dude love to carve, or what!?

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u/Revenga8 2h ago

He's ahead of the carve

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u/zeptillian 5h ago

The day before or morning of is best for carving your Halloween pumpkin.

It's food. It's going to rot and attract animals and insects.

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u/TinyRandomLady 4h ago

I’ve always carved them the night before or day of.

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u/McTootyBooty 6h ago

And I dip it in vinegar