Pumpkin Carving Contest

[The Teardrop Nanny]

It's almost that time of year for the pumpkins to be put on display.
How about it Monsieur Madjack? Will we be having another carving contest this year?
Or did I miss the thread already about it? Let us know.

The Teardrop Nanny
Joanie

[oklahomajewel]

That was fun last year.... I kinda thought we might have one at LCG....

Julie

[Mary K]

Ohhh this sounds like FUN!!

Mk

[Ma3tt]

Last years thread
http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=5435&highlight=

[TRAIL-OF-TEARS]

Here is a pic of the pumpkin I did last year. It is Puss-n-Boots.





I threw another pumpkin (I didn't get around to carving and was going bad) in our garden, and we got three little pumpkins in July from that one.

[Classic Finn]

Is this contest open Internationally too?

I know where there is a Pumkin Patch does one store the thing outside till I carve it or should it be stored inside?

Hmmm now the recipe for that there Pie at the same time...

PS TRAIL-OF-TEARS
Thats a mighty fine pumkin ya had there...


Classic Finn

[Mary K]

Is this contest open Internationally too?

I know where there is a Pumkin Patch does one store the thing outside till I carve it or should it be stored inside?

Hmmm now the recipe for that there Pie at the same time...

PS TRAIL-OF-TEARS
Thats a mighty fine pumkin ya had there...


Classic Finn

Iffin its cold out, leave it out, iffin its hot out bring it in.

If you have carved it it will last longer if you bring it in during the day, smear vaseline on where you cut it, wrap in cellophane and put in the fridge. Take it out at night and light it up.

Mk

[TRAIL-OF-TEARS]

I was wanting to try something like this. with the one I threw in the garden.



by the way this guy is amazing. you should see his others.

Heikki,
Thanks for the nice words.

[Classic Finn]

That is some nice carving...

Classic Finn


MK - Thanks for the storage advice

[Nytewyng]

Lets hope this guy doesnt enter the contest

[Classic Finn]

WOW That is some fancy carving..

Classic Finn

[Ira]

I'll try to do one this year, but that's how I do mine now only a lot crappier:

I don't carve all of the way through; I just scrape into it, using a template.

The problem is that down here, you have to do it maybe 2, 3 days before Halloween at the most, or it totally molds up and disintegrates. There are supposedly ways to treat it so this doesn't happen, but none of them ever worked for me.

Man, one year, I think some of the kids contracted ANTHRAX from those rotting pumpkins.

[Mary K]

Man, one year, I think some of the kids contracted ANTHRAX from those rotting pumpkins.

Ira, you are SOOOO not right!!! ..............And that's we all love about you!!!

Mk

[The Teardrop Nanny]

The possibilities are endless....if no contest is held I'd still LOVE to see what people have carved for their household. You could post the carving on this thread before Halloween and if Jack decides to judge he can determine the cut off date for those who have to carve later due to heat and humidity. This year's high August temps and excessive rain brought the dreaded pumpkin fungus to the Midwest & East coast crops. About 20% are currently infected.

You can't really see it (fungi) on the outside as it begins from the inside and rots its way out. When you go for a pumpkin to carve look for bright orange as yellow means it's not quite mature. If it has brown or grey specks on it it could be starting to decay.

Let the creations begin....
Joanie
TDN

[Classic Finn]

Heat and Humidity? Nooooo not here ... We,ll be freezin our buns off by Halloween... We,ll be worrying about the pumpkin
looking like a huge clump of ice...

Classic Finn