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How to keep your jack-o'-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before Halloween

  • Written by Matt Kasson, Associate Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology, West Virginia University
How to keep your jack-o'-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before HalloweenThe pumpkin on the right has a fungal disease known as black rot.Matt Kasson, CC BY-SA

For many Americans, pumpkins mean that fall is here. In anticipation, coffee shops, restaurants and grocery stores start their pumpkin flavor promotions in late August, a month before autumn officially begins. And shoppers start buying fresh decorative winter...

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