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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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez