Is there like a class or something?

[LouisianaLawnboy]

:confused::confused:OK, I know how to cut grass, but this year I'm wanting to expand into fertilizing and seeding. Is there like a class I can go to where they will teach me?:confused::confused:

[mrkosar]

:confused::confused:OK, I know how to cut grass, but this year I'm wanting to expand into fertilizing and seeding. Is there like a class I can go to where they will teach me?:confused::confused:


Read books and use the search function on this site. Possibly ride along with someone who does it now. Test your newly acquired skills on your relatives backyards before charging any customers money.

The classes you are looking for would be called a pesticide license exam. Contact your local extension office for more information.

[quiet]

Exactly.

End of thread.

[LouisianaLawnboy]

I have taken the exam for the pesticide applicators license. I found it very uninformitive, and useless.

[Ric]

I have taken the exam for the pesticide applicators license. I found it very uninformitive, and useless.

La. Lawnboy

LSU and Southern University (a black college) both have Excellent Agriculture programs and are both in Baton Rouge. While LSU is much bigger, don't over look Southern University for information because it is a well known Black college, they have a good agriculture program also and many white students now.

I am not saying you have to enroll in college full time. LSU is Louisiana's land grant university and works with your county extension agent's office to provide such education for you. My suggestion is to first contact your county extension agent and get his advices and the free publications he has. What he doesn't have should be available at the university book stores.

Self study can be hard with out guidance. While I am Guru for a few people. I also have my own Gurus who are my go to guys when I run into a problem. Networking with others is key to surviving in this industry. We can never know it all or even pretend too. That is why after more than 8 years I still stay active on Lawnsite. I have a few members phone numbers on my Cell phone and exchange information on a week bases with one of them.

Websites can be very informative, but it takes a certain amount of knowledge first to be able to google what you want to find out. Remember just because it is on the web, doesn't mean it is true fact or good information. You must have enough knowledge to pick the wheat from the chafe. IMHO it takes 3 seasons to be a beginner and 3 life times to be an expert.

Good Luck

[Smallaxe]

Ask your local supplier then get a second opinion from someone in your state. Especially for the pesticides.

Fertilizing is all over the board, depending on the philosophy of any given prof. Heck, up here we put things onto the ground when it is frozen in the fall, then, to replace what was washed into the lakes, - we apply more on the frozen ground in the spring.
:laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

[phasthound]

La. Lawnboy

LSU and Southern University (a black college) both have Excellent Agriculture programs and are both in Baton Rouge. While LSU is much bigger, don't over look Southern University for information because it is a well known Black college, they have a good agriculture program also and many white students now.


Ric,

It's not like you to beat around the bush. I'm wondering what you are implying here?

[Ric]

Ric,

It's not like you to beat around the bush. I'm wondering what you are implying here?

Slow dog

I am a very candid person as you have stated. I am implying nothing that might be considered racist if that is what you are implying. I am only saying Southern University is an other source of information. The deep south has had racial issues that die slowly. Southern University was started as a all Black, equal but separate university. Today Louisiana has an Asian Governor and racism is starting to die in this country. Myself being part Asian would not throw stones when I live in a glass house. I have no issues with Obama being part black, I have issues with his politics being way to liberal.

[phasthound]

Slow dog

I am a very candid person as you have stated. I am implying nothing that might be considered racist if that is what you are implying. I am only saying Southern University is an other source of information. The deep south has had racial issues that die slowly. Southern University was started as a all Black, equal but separate university. Today Louisiana has an Asian Governor and racism is starting to die in this country. Myself being part Asian would not throw stones when I live in a glass house. I have no issues with Obama being part black, I have issues with his politics being way to liberal.

That's what I thought, just wanted to clear the air. Thanks.

[Smallaxe]

I have taken the exam for the pesticide applicators license. I found it very uninformitive, and useless.

That's because any monkey can do it - the state wants a piece of the action in any business if possible.

Joe's neighbor just loves his trimec with triple 20 so give it a try.

My discussion with students going through a Horticultural Degree at university seems like a big waste of time and money.
It seems to be taught out of the "Ortho Gardening Book Series".

If you decide to go with Natural, Low Impact, EnviroFriendly, or even Organic , in part or total then - Run , don't walk from formal UniTraining.

Some how students get magic numbers of NPK and can think no other way. Plants are more than NPK and water. Hydroponics proved that for us.