Re: Comments on Jerry Baker America's Master Gardener

Marilyn and Al.......

I used to be a staunch supporter of my local PBS station until I
learned first hand just how irrelevant they consider their viewers
except as a source of revenue...not any more and especially since
they've started doing so much blatant advertising; almost as bad as
the 'commercial' stations any more - at least here.  IMO, either you
are viewer supported or you run ads; you can't have it both ways and
they're trying to do this.

Used to find many programs on PBS that I watched; in fact, hardly
ever watched the commercial stations at all. Now, I hardly watch any
of them except for the news and on the rare occasions they have
something that looks interesting.  

I'll be most interested, Al, in what kind of response you get from
PBS to any comments you make to them...let us know, OK?  Would also
be interesting to find out just how much of the money they collect
from viewers actually goes to fund programs.

Pity about PBS...they used to provide such excellent programs. 
You're right, Al, seems like so much that's aired now is re-runs or
re-hashes of programs done 30 years ago - "updated" but not improved
upon.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Marilyn Dube <mygarden@easystreet.com>
> To: perennials@hort.net
> Subject: RE: Comments  on Jerry Baker America's Master Gardener
> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:50 PM
> 
> 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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