Pumpkin bath: For every quart of hot water add one tablespoon of peppermint castile soap. Add peppermint oil (10-15 drops) and 3 cinnamon sticks to the hot water bath. Peppermint has antifungal properties that can help naturally inhibit the growth of mold. Cinnamon pests hate! So this coats them with a bit of it naturally.

Add four cinnamon sticks to 70% rubbing alcohol and let sit for a day. Then spray the pumpkins with it and let dry. Don’t have cinnamon sticks? Mix three tablespoons of Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Pure-Castile Soap and 3/4 cup isopropyl rubbing alcohol in a quart bottle, tehn add water to fill it up. Supposed to be a good, general purpose insecticide.

Extra cautious? Make pest relent bags with 2 Tbsp cloves, 2 cinnamon sticks and some perming oil on top and place near the pumpkins.