If you’re not doing these three things, you’re carving your pumpkin wrong!

Enjoy your jack-o-lantern all season with these tricks for scooping out seeds, keeping your pumpkin from drying out and keeping it fresher (and germ-free) longer!

Watch the video below.

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Carleigh Knight (left) and her sister, Natalie Rogovin, look at Christmas ornaments while shopping at Kudzu Antiques + Modern in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

Credit: Natrice Miller