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False. Thankfully tpbm is cold. Temperature wise

Once class resumed we immediately jump into CPR. We also begin with the greenhouse tour. Which Includes a headhouse, hydroponics room, and three houses and this large Ficus lyrata (fiddle leaf fig) yours truly as if you need a size reference.

Otherwise, this is what I had.

Before I lose you-I’ll show you what I went Into this program with as far as houseplants go. This is what drove across country with me from Vegas to Pittsburgh. I don’t recommend this hahaha. Don’t just pack up your desert plants and move em to Pittsburgh and expect them to all live. Lol.

First three days of school were snowed out and that out is really behind

Holy shiet. That’s gold

Makes it that much more funny

The campus was a small three building operation; one of those building being a greenhouse. They had a craftsman’s guild in the other building. You were constantly surrounded by art and creativity. We had outdoor class sometimes. Other courses included lab technicians and culinary so we took advantage of their classrooms as well. Just trying to create a visual environment here.

This is a dreamy type of day.

I can only own the red bull and slides.

The rest of my class had a major advantage over me. They were all familiar with what western Pennsylvania was. The soil. The history. The trees. Weather pattens. Common plants for that area. Normally I wouldn’t think this mattered, but it did! Not only was I trying to learn about western Pennsylvania plants, but I had to quickly get familiar with what was common knowledge of the locals. (I had only lived there for a year and a half before I started school). The only way they could grab this concept was when I showed them a simple google satellite image of southern Nevada (red circle )vs Western Pennsylvania.(green circle) Knowing your plant hardiness zone is crucial also. (A current map) because zones have changed quickly over the last few decades. That will be a common thing here,too. Let us know your zone every now and then. (Repetition is what works with me) and yes, selfishly I wanna learn from this thread, also. Zones, natives and Invasives and correct wording, spelling were pounded into our head and became regular verbiage.

During this course we would do come class time then apply it somehow. Everyone became cpr/aed/first aid certified. Everyone became certified in chainsaw operations, a tree tender, licensed to apply pesticides, and be around a huge network of likeminded people with a chance to take it where ever you wanted. We had field trips at several types of nurseries, a winery, ended up in strawberry fields picking strawberries, golf course, greenhouses and Conservatories and botanical gardens, spring flower planting for the city, pond planting, the zoo, mushroom farming, tree climbing lessons, museums, nature walks, farms, landscape and design business, garden design and landscaping and briefly digital landscaping. Brief lessons In spreadsheet and docs and all that type shit and career training. I’m gonna share this whole journey with you. It’ll get derailed for sure but Ive leaned that’s how the horticulture industry is anyway. I had some real gems In That class we can talk shit on also.

So I decided after 22 yrs in the nail industry-I was fed up with people and knew my brain was not getting used as much as I knew it was capable of so I went home ‘sick’ early from the shop and attended the home and garden show where I saw a cool display which lead me to grab a brochure. I looked into this ‘training center’ and read it was free (like legit no cost) and set the appt up for the beginning stages of several interviews and testing process to enroll. I missed the cut off of the class(20 per class) they were getting ready to begin and had to wait until the next session which began the end of January. A seven month class with a four externship after to complete the course. I had six months to financially get my shit together because I was about to quit my job (the training only allowed a two day absence, and it was mon-fri 8a-3p and each minute counted. I wanted to fully commit) and take a ginormous leap into something that had piqued my interest, but I had no idea the training they provided was as extensive as it was. Allow me to share this entire experience with you, please. It was life changing (but also because I was ready for a change). I’m gonna share class time, commute, our field trips (which were once a week, usually) and all that was learned and lived through during this time. I leaned more about myself and people and our connection and our ability to adapt from learning about a plant. What I plan to get from this thread is a knowledgeable exchange of plant information. Credible, Reliable sources and your tried and true experiences are greatly appreciated. It seems a lot of people do not wanna share their tips and tricks and knowledge these days but I believe that plant knowledge is so crucial to us as humans we should be eager to share and accept another’s knowledge. I’ll post the course outline so you get an idea of what was taught. What I want from you is anything plant related. Plants, trees, insects, disease and how to control them. Flowers. Common names. Scientific names. Indoor/ outdoor gardens. Greenhouses. Hydroponics. Design (landscape and garden). Your native and invasive plants and animals. Cultivation tips.....you get it.

Dear hua guofang, thats a sexy plant there. Dear Fist, I’ll start it under Lifestyles. Dear Mods, if thays incorrect placement, I apologize and could you move it where it belongs? Thank you, me

I always thought I’d be ok with an ok face and flat ass because I could always build a fat ass. After reading the the above comments. I might have to switch gears. Building an ass is harder than I thought.

Doesn’t seem like the first three had to work too hard

True. Trying to start a second career after 40 :cringe face: tpbm has called the cops before

Dude sitting next to me said smash from the back and only if her bra stays on

I saw three differ sets of kids outside yesterday, playing-like with a ball, interacting and laughing and they were all about 10-14 yrs old. Its so odd that thats odd to see

Dear Dear__________thread, as mentioned (I think) I have acquired some horticultural training and I think I wanna begin a thread about Hort related content. (Plants And people locations and the plants they have/natives to them . Tips on plant care, pests and bugs and soil) type stuff. I’ve gently searched and found no thread unless I’m not doing it correctly. Does one exist? And also would I begin it under hobbies? what do you recommend? Sincerly, smexel this was the course outline and there’s me, at the end of the course running a 2,000sq ft greenhouse

Solid TRUE tpbm would let their daughter polish his toenails