#also the tests are like anywhere from $20-$150 depending on which ones you're taking which like holy fuck????

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talking about “ranting on stream” as if I didn’t go on about pesticide applicator licenses for nearly half an hour this past winter

#there's a lot! it's not just 'oh ha ha weed get spray' NAH there's shit to do! there's procedure!!! #you can't spray sedgehammer for nutsedge if it's too hot or it'll do more damage to non-nutsedge! #you can't apply horticultural oil too heavily in certain conditions or you kill the plant! #conserve and tempo get diluted to fucking terrifying amounts! (2mL/gal and 45mL per HUNDRED gallons if i remember right) #you gotta read labels! things you can spray can and WILL cause damage to the plant they're on! #you gotta pay attention to the wind! #there's home remedy versions too but they have the same kind of rough guidelines but ROUGHER because it's HOMEBREW #emulsifiers in certain pesticides don't work on certain plants (ex. lambs ear) because the plant is fuzzy! so something to break the surface #tension won't WORK because the fuzz is holding the pesticide off!! #IT'S COMPLICATED I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS #i have so many thoughts and so much stuff learned from coworkers and bosses and no license because i'm scared of commitment <3 #my coworkers and bosses tell me things about it bc i'm a curious bastard and i WANT my license so i'm learnign! #i'm just a coward who's afraid to ask to borrow the books from my boss yet #also the tests are like anywhere from $20-$150 depending on which ones you're taking which like holy fuck???? #MORE PESTICIDE THING that i forgot about!!! some pesticides are only viable for a certain amount of time after being diluted! #sedgehammer is one it's only viable for 24h after which it doesn't work anymore #and you've wasted a bunch of concentrate #which is why unless there's a LOT of nutsedge we don't spray it! we make note of it and then like. every other week or once a month or smth #somebody gets sent out with the 200gal sprayer on the pickup to just make a genocidal run across the city to all of our houses #spraying for nutsedge. bc it's only viable for 24h