Re: media request: giant pumpkin growers wanted - TAKE 3

Hi Heather
It seems to me that you are beeing a little naive, Newzealand as we know
being one of those idyllic gardens of Eden without the rampaging everyday
pests that we have to contend with an exception being a demented Kiwi on a
saturday night returning from the local rugby game.We used to have problems
with dinosaurs approximately two million years ago but the local pest
control officer did a good job and now the pest is the TV geologists and
paleantologist who go around digging them up, leaving large holes in the
ground, which we turn into tiger traps by lining the bottoms with upturned
pointed stakes and covering with palm fonds.Now you may say that there are
no wild tigers in England: it just goes to show how effective they are!

David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Heather Cottam" <hcottam@nhnz.tv>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 10:35 PM
Subject: 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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