media request: giant pumpkin growers wanted - TAKE 3

Hello again!

It is becoming evident that protecting your giant pumpkins/vegetables from 
pests/animals/insects is quite a major concern. 

Does anyone have any quirky/unusual ways of deterring animals or insects 
from their precious crops? I have heard of "guard" animals protecting 
sheep flocks from predators. How about "guard" animals to protect your 
giant vegetables? 

Any suggestions/stories gratefully received! 

Thanks very much!


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Hi all - 

Further to my email below...

One of the animal partnerships featured in the show I am researching is 
Ants and Caterpillars. In Australia, ants "farm" caterpillars for the 
honey dew that they produce. For this story we want to highlight a form of 
unusual farming in the human world. That's where giant vegetable growers 
step-in. They are farming/growing something that is different from the 
normal farming of cattle or livestock. It would be great if we could 
include an animal component in the giant vegetable growing story. It may 
be that growers use manure from other animals they breed on their farm. In 
one case we have heard of growers giving their left-over giant pumpkins to 
the local Lion wildlife park for them to play with and eat. We are very 
interested in finding more unique stories like this! Let me know if you 
have any quirky stories that might link the sport of Giant vegetable 
growing with some sort of animal behaviour. 

Thanks very much for all the responses so far - I've had some great 
feedback! 

- Heather


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I am writing from a TV Production company based in New Zealand and I am 
currently doing some research on a TV series for Animal Planet called The 
Most Extreme. As part of one of our programs we were wondering about the 
possibility of featuring some Giant Pumpkin/Vegetable growers based in the 
USA. I would love to talk to someone about this possibility and explain 
how they might fit as part of one of our programs. We are sending a film 
crew to the states in August. We would ideally like to work with people in 
the California, Georgia or New York areas. Anyone interested in being 
involved please get in contact with me ASAP. 
Look forward to hearing from you soon -
Heather Cottam 


NHNZ Ltd (Natural History New Zealand Ltd)
8 Dowling Street
Dunedin 9001
New Zealand
Ph: +64 3 4799799 ex.4936
Fax: +64 3 4799916
Email: hcottam@nhnz.tv

www.nhnz.tv

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