RE: Comments on Jerry Baker America's Master Gardener

Al & Marge,
Yes the "plant quack" is on our local PBS here too.  This must be his main
source of income these days.  It's discouraging how dis-information gets
passed along as gospel year after year.   I agree with you Marge, the only
thing PBS is ever concerned about is raising money - and lots of it.
Telephone calls to my local station get me a canned message via answering
machine that states someone will get back to me within 24 hours.  HA!  No
one ever does or will respond.

Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf
Of Al Krismer
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 1:37 PM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Comments on Jerry Baker America's Master Gardener

Hello,

Last night our local PBS station aired their occasional on- the- air
fund drive . They showed a two part show on Jerry Baker and also ahd him
as a guest to answer  viewers' questions.

I am disappointed that some people  believe the snake oil remedies which
Baker recommends to the American gardening public. Some of the 'tonics'
he recommends are down right dangerous, especially his nicotine based
"tonics".  His use of ammonia as a source of nitrogen is misleading and
simplistic. Also he replied to a viewer's questions about the cicadas
which will invade our region in May that dormant spray will kill the
cicada eggs. By the time you can spray with dormant spray the eggs will
long be hatched out.

I don't know why a reputable PBS station would continue to air this
plant quack.

I think the local PBS station still airs his shows, but I wonder if its
shown on other public broadcasting stations in the country.

Al Krismer
Cincinnati Ohio
Zone 6
Crocus and daffs are blooming.

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