Re: Forbes article/Scotts

**jo ellen meyers sharp h*@sbcglobal.net**

I wonder where Scotts was at Garden Writers this year?

Frankly, I feel like we were lied to last year in a teleconference 
last year, where the Scotts guy said the company was going to be more 
responsible in its advertising...using a message of know what you 
have before you do anything.

I asked him directly if that meant we'd no longer see BugBGone and 
WeedBGone commercials. I was told yes. But they were still on the 
air. It would seem to me that for Scotts to succeed with organic 
products, there would have to be some distance created for its 
long-standing, synthetic chemical products. I hear Scotts new 
president's wife is an avid organic gardener, which is the driving 
force behind Scotts moving big time into that field,

I don't think Scotts is as involved as a sponsor of Plant A Row, either.

The Forbes' article was not particularly well researched, in my 
opinion. There's no mention of Bradfield Organics, the late, great 
Ringer products or even Milorganite, Gardens Alive! or Gardener's 
Supply. For a business publication, you'd think they'd look at what 
other, more long-standing companies have done in the natural 
gardening arena.

jems

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Susan McCoy" <Buzz@impact-pr.com>
>
>
>>Thought you all would find this of interest. On The Cover/Top Stories:
>>Organic Miracle Needed
>
>I just CRINGE at every mention of "dirt" for soil. That, and some other
>passages, just show that the writer wouldn't know a garden chemical if it
>jumped up and bit her on the ... on that part of the anatomy that is used by
>some gardeners to test spring soil temperatures.
>
>But speaking of Scotts, has anyone else felt that they are almost totally
>unresponsive to press queries?
>
>D
>
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Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
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