{"id":701,"date":"2016-10-04T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T19:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colonial-manor.com\/blog\/?p=701"},"modified":"2016-10-04T19:30:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T19:30:03","slug":"how-to-keep-your-jack-o-lantern-fresh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colonial-manor.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/04\/how-to-keep-your-jack-o-lantern-fresh\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Keep Your Jack-O-Lantern Fresh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack-O-Lanterns have a small shelf life and after just a few days your perfect masterpiece will start to mold and shrivel. However, in this week’s blog we have a few great tips for keeping it fresh.<\/p>\n

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Vaseline: cover any cut edges with vaseline to lock the moisture into your pumpkin. The reason it begins to shrivel is back of a lack of water.<\/p>\n

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Bleach & Water: fill up a large bucket of water and add an \u215b of a cup bleach. Let the pumpkin set for eight hours immediately after you are finished carving.<\/p>\n

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WD-40: surprisingly WD40 will help keep away mold and lock in moisture. Just beware that using this technique will make your pumpkin flammable, so use an LED light instead of a candle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jack-O-Lanterns have a small shelf life and after just a few days your perfect masterpiece will start to mold and shrivel. However, in this week’s blog we have a few great tips for keeping it fresh. Vaseline: cover any cut edges with vaseline to lock the moisture into your pumpkin. The reason it begins to… <\/p>\n

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