Re: Comments on Jerry Baker America's Master Gardener

In this same vein, would it be off-topic to ask how people like the new
Victory garden guy?  And for those here on the east coast, the new "People,
Places, Plants" show?
Monica
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:59 PM
Subject: 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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