[badgers]

Ok I'm real sorry if this is somewhere else already, I tried looking but found all sorts of differnt answers.

I gutted 6 pumpkins this afternoon, with plans on carving them Friday night. If I leave them outside they should last right?

reason I'm asking is I'm the only one at home who carves, nobody here wants to help (they ate afraid of messing up----even though I showed them how easy it is). And Thursday night I'm doing a "Trunk-or-Treat" thing or city is having, with a trunk full of Zombie Pumpkins (the foam ones I already did), so I can't carve thursday night.

Thanks

[monstermash]

Im not sure badgers. I gutted one kin that was starting to go soft at the top. I left it for one day until i carved. The inner wall was a bit slimey but i scraped the slime off and it was still very solid. Im not sure what it would have been like if id left it longer. My fingers are crossed for you.

[matspud]

It all depends on the temperature, the condition of the pumpkins and the variety. I have had some last about a week and others that have barely lasted the day. Sorry not much help. Definitely helps if they are cold but not frozen. WE had 17C here yesterday and mine went soft pretty quickly. Thankfully colder today. Have to laugh a non-skiing Scot who wants it to be colder

[monstermash]

I'm the same matspud, its too dam warm for these kins. Our central heating broke a few days ago and i was actually sad to see the british gas man fix it. Ive turned the radiator off in the room where my kins are. Ive carved 8 today and im pretty sure they will last for Saturday.

[paddy_babe]

if i carve all mine tonight will they last until tomorrow night? (i can give them a quick soak before displaying if need be)

[badgers]

I think they should. My gutted ones are still OK, I'll be carving a few tonight and a few tomorrow morning/afternoon.