Thread: What's the longest that you have had a pumpkin

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I was just wondering what the longest time that you have had your pumpkins from Halloween before they rotted. I mean, uncut and un glazed pumpkins. My goal has been to try to have the same pumpkin for 2 Halloweens in a row. I think the longest has been about 6 months. I had one that lasted till the end of March/beginning of April. I guess I am searching for the pumpkin that will not die or the living dead pumpkin

We bought a couple of pumpkins from a store in Massachusetts about mid October in 2007 and brought them back to FL. I ended up not carving them because I had emergency surgery on the 25th. We had them sitting in the den until after Easter! So made it to April, then one got a soft spot so we threw them out.

I had considered carving them for Easter!

I am counting on the one I have now. Unfortunately, It was under a heating vent for the last 2 couple of months. This may shorten the life of it.

mine lasted through Christmas, sitting outside in the weather. I did found the stem in the snow, yesterday.

I still have one from this past Halloween.

7 months If the pumpkin freezes after halloween it usually does not thaw until usually mid may, i had one freeze solid then get covered in snow did not realize it was there untill the spring thaw in may it was like new because it froze but as soon as it warmed up it turned to jello

about 22 years if you count my oldest fake/artificial pumpkin...

Hi ter_ran..ya, those fake ones tend to be hard to kill...

Hello ihauntu..7 months is a real long time...I am not sure if it qualifies because it was frozen.. We will need to consult the great pumpkin to find out

I guess the record so far is 6 months. That being under normal conditions. I guess IshWitch and myself have the 2 longest living so far...

Whoa, I had no idea they would last that long un-cut.

wow! Mine barely last through Halloween! hot, cold, rain, snow. They usually start rotting early November....unfortunately!