Check your closet or dresser drawers, as you may have left some lying around from recent purchases. If you can’t find any, packets of silica are available in bulk for very economical prices online. Silica packets are largely available with the following items: Beef jerky Shoes and shoe boxes Cat litter
When applying the beads, use 3/4 grams of silica for every 100 cubic inches of pumpkin.
The idea is that bleach is an antimicrobial, and that water will hydrate the skin of the pumpkin like a moisturizer would on human skin.
If choosing to dunk, be sure to pat the pumpkin dry. Remember that mold hits where moisture fits.
