Photos for New Pumpkin Book

Dear Giant Pumpkin Grower,
I am presently writing the sequel to my book, How-to-Grow World Class Giant
Pumpkins. This book will contain updated information and new cultural methods,
but will also contain enough basic information to allow a new grower to become
effective in his/her first attempts at growing a giant. Everything will be
covered, new ideas discussed, a new Heavy Hitter section and all new, color
photos. I plan to present 200 new photos, most of which will be provided by
growers all across North America.
I need the help of everyone to compile the best library of photos possible.
You can help by going through all of your photos of pumpkin related subject
matter to find that real "jewel" of an image - good, clean, sharp and well
composed.
I am particularly interested in photos that demonstrate cultural methods and
ideas. The following outlines the book and shows possible photo subject
candidates. However, this is by no means complete. Anything that you have that
you feel deserves a review may be submitted. I will return photos to you after
I am done with them if you enclose a self addressed envelope for their return
(I will pay the return postage). You should also indicate that these photos
are yours and that you grant the rights for Annedawn Publishing to use them.
Please pass this request along to your fellow growers and alert them to the
fact that all photos must be sent to Annedawn Publishing, Box 247, Norton, MA
02766 in a packet that indicates "no folding" by January 30, 1998. Any grower
that submits a photo that is eventually used in the book will receive a
complimentary copy of the book as soon as they are printed. Publication is set
for the summer.

Book Outline

Chapter 1 - Heavy Hitters
Chapter 2 - Seeds and Sources (photos of seeds either preharvest inside the
pumpkin or postharvest)
Chapter 3 - Family Trees
Chapter 4 - Sun and Soil (graphic photos of soil types, soil preparation
[tilling in organics], flagging leaves of plants on an extremely hot day,
compost piles, manure stockpiles, mulches, cover crops before tilling-in
[winter rye, red clover, buckwheat, etc.])
Chapter 5 - Seed Starting (pictures of newly sprouted seeds, seedlings showing
the unfurling of true leaves to discard the seed coat, peat pots, newly
transplanted seedling)
Chapter 6 - Planting and Early Season Protection (photos that will show the
use of heating cables, preparing hills, spacing plants, wind and weather
protection [fences, mini greenhouses, etc.])
Chapter 7 - Feeding and Watering (photos showing application of fertilzer,
either broadcast or by spraying, a good picture of seaweed, watering methods
like drip hose, sprinklers, misters, hand held wands, hand held watering cans,
storage tanks for holding and heating water, etc.)
Chapter 8 - Training and Pruning (good photos showing elevated vine/stem
position, fruit positioning, vine burying, pile of prunings from plant, etc.)
Chapter 9 - Pollination (good photos of male and female flowers, both from
side and from above with clear details of internal flower parts, pictures
showing relative position of the male compared to the female, pollination
techniques including pictures showing isolation of the pollination)
Chapter 10 - Fruit Selection (photo showing measurement of a small fruit,
segments in a flower, shading of fruit, materials used under thenew fruit like
styrofoam)
Chapter 11 - Insidious Insects and Demon Diseases (good, closeup photos of
insects, particularly Cucumber Beetles, Squash Vine Borers [adult and borer]
and Squash Bugs, powdery mildew, bacterial wilt, etc.)
Chapter 12 - Critter Control (pictures of woodchucks, rabbits, possums,
skunks, raccoons, deer, etc. [also picture that show damage like missing ends
of vines, fruit scars, smashed fruit])
Chapter 13 - Estimating Weight (picture showing a pumpkin being measured by a
group of growers)
Chapter 14 - Murphy's Law (pictures showing stem splits, blossom-end rot, dill
rings that have opened up, patching splits and small scars with fungicide
paste or other ingenious methods of surviving until the weigh off)
Chapter 15 - Late Season Protection (photos showing the use of grow-covers or
structures to prevent frost)
Chapter 16 - Competing and Having Fun (photos that really show the camaraderie
of growers as they compete, methods of lifting [either manual with tarps or
with forklifts], etc.)
Chapter 17 - What do you do with that? (photos of pumpkin pies, sculptured
pumpkins, exhibits of giants, boating, saving and storing seeds)
Appendix (Need a list of as many regional associations as I can get along with
a list of smaller weigh offs that are staged before and after the world weigh
off date.)

Thank you for your assistance. If you need to speak with me, please call
508-222-9069 or fax 508-223-2703 or email: annedawn@aol.com.

Don Langevin
Author and Publisher
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