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Halloween Fun: How to Preserve a Carved Pumpkin

By Wet & Forget
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It’s almost Halloween! Now’s the time to prep your home for costumed bell-ringers. So, don’t forget to preserve your carved pumpkins to keep them plump and spooky. Here’s how to preserve a carved pumpkin and prep your home for trick-or-treaters with Wet & Forget.

How to Preserve a Carved Pumpkin

A shriveled, moldy pumpkin is no fun. Spray Wet & Forget Ready-to-Use on the outside and inside of your carved pumpkin to keep it mildew-free and ‘scary’ fresh for All Hallows’ Eve.

Spraying a carved pumpkin with bleach is a popular way to preserve a pumpkin, but Wet & Forget Ready-To-Use will keep your Jack O’Lantern looking fresh, longer, compared to bleach. Your orange orb will keep its newly carved face for up to 6 weeks.

Check out this awesome video to see how to apply Wet & Forget Ready-To-Use to your pumpkins this year:

Treat carved pumpkins once a week with Wet & Forget Ready-To-Use and your pumpkin will still be smiling on Thanksgiving Day!

Remove mold, mildew, and algae from your walkway

Halloween visitors will be coming soon. Mold, mildew, and algae can make your outdoor surfaces slick to walk on.

Make sure your sidewalk is safe for holiday visitors with Wet & Forget Outdoor Concentrate.

How to apply Wet & Forget Outdoor Concentrate to outdoor surfaces
  1. Mix one part Wet & Forget with five parts water.
  2. Apply Wet & Forget to outdoor surfaces using a garden sprayer.
  3. You’re done!

Woman spraying Wet & Forget Concentrate

Spray Wet & Forget Outdoor on dry surfaces until thoroughly saturated. For best results, apply the product when no rain is forecasted and outdoor temperatures are above 32 degrees.

To minimize product evaporation, do not apply Wet & Forget Outdoor during the hottest part of the day.

Wet & Forget Outdoor goes to work eliminating ugly growths from porches, steps, sidewalks, walkways – most any outdoor surface. And, Wet & Forget keeps working to ensure your outdoor surfaces stay free of unsightly growths for up to a year!

Plus, Wet & Forget Concentrate is bleach-free, non-acidic, and phosphate-free which is better for the environment.

Kick spooky spiders off the porch with Miss Muffet’s Revenge

Fake spiders are fun for Halloween decor but a real spider may be scary for little candy-snatchers. Keep live spiders away from your doorstep with Miss Muffet’s Revenge spider spray.

Spiders like to hide in sheltered areas like in the corner of a covered porch or walkway. They also love to shelter in dark places such as under porch steps.

How to apply Miss Muffet’s Revenge to a covered porch or walkway
  1. Spray a 12-inch band of product around the perimeter of your porch or walkway.
  2. Spray areas until slightly wet. Let dry. You’re done!
  3. Remove any spider webs with a broom the next day.

For best results, apply Miss Muffet’s Revenge on a day when no rain is forecasted, and the wind is calm.

Miss Muffet’s Revenge forms an invisible barrier that keeps spiders away for up to 12 months.

Miss Muffet’s Revenge also keeps arachnids away from:

  • Household sinks
  • Ceiling corners
  • Ceiling fans
  • Windows
  • Eaves
  • Outdoor lighting
  • Boat docks
  • Watercraft
  • Garages
  • Storage buildings
  • Wood piles

Have leftover Wet & Forget after the job’s done? No worries! Wet & Forget is safe to store in your tank sprayer. Wet & Forget has an unlimited shelf life, so it will work just as well the next time you need it.

Keep your front porch, sidewalk, and walkway clean and spider-free this Halloween with Wet & Forget!