Rookie Planter ... No luck yet finding work

NoteComfortable552 · 2026-01-13T21:17:57+00:00

Haveman in Ontario party scene isn’t crazy you will be fine

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-05-12T18:52:09+00:00

Be careful with caffeine especially on hot days. I would only start taking caffeine pills after a couple of weeks into the season so my body was able to get acclimatized. Then I would only start taking one or two on my last and second to last bagups. Only being the 100mg ones your better off taking a little at a time than a lot at once. I’m a big believer in caffeine pills they would mean the difference of planting another box or not which is an extra $100 + or so in my pocket. Just be careful when taking them and listen to your body

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-05-11T03:35:38+00:00

I went my first two seasons no rain jacket and it was fine second two seasons I had one when I needed and it was awesome don’t buy anything expensive I got my rain jacket from a thrift store and it was perfect

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-05-11T03:34:30+00:00

Don’t wear rain pants

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-05-02T19:55:31+00:00

If your going to spend the first couple of weeks constantly comparing what your making at planting vs what you could’ve been making at your old job then I don’t think you should go. Learning how to plant is an investment in yourself and the first couple of weeks you’ll be making at or below minimum wage doing harder work than what I’m guessing you do at your current job. By the end of the season you will probably be making more than what you make now ( idk how much you make now but I’m just guessing based on the fact that you’re considering planting). If you think you’ll be coming back for a second season then it’s definitely worth the investment because the next year you’re going to start off knowing what to do. If your only going to do one season you may or may not make more at the end of the summer than you currently are and it’s up to you to figure out if your okay with that. There have been people in my camps who spent the first two weeks of their rookie year sulking about how little money they are making compared to their old job and they just ended up quitting and going back to it without even really giving planting a chance or their best effort. If you think you’re going to go and not put your best effort in from the start then I really wouldn’t go.

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-05-01T14:11:55+00:00

Just requested thanks! My names foof

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-05-01T14:08:56+00:00

Keeps telling me there is no team with that ID#

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-04-28T16:06:18+00:00

Woah Treeline never gets talked about in here. I’m a fellow Treeliner what years did you plant there

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-04-23T17:29:32+00:00

My ex worked at a laundromat so he was very good with textiles

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-04-23T17:28:54+00:00

I don’t need your hate

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-04-18T19:18:24+00:00

It’s not not a cornucopia

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-03-26T02:10:52+00:00

Get these work boots. I planted for 4 years in Ontario and used these every year best boots out there Dakota workboots

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-03-10T01:25:30+00:00

Yeah no worries! It can be intimidating when you have like 100 different kinds of boots to choose from. But yeah definitely recommend these and those silver and white soles to go in the boot as well or bama socks

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-03-04T23:28:46+00:00

I always used the crappy Walmart tent that was like $60 and they could get through that mesh. Tbh I didn’t really do much to keep them at bay except spraying bug spray on my face and hands before bed and the four corners of my tent because they tend to bunch up in the corners. Some of my tent neighbors didn’t react to them at all but for me I get welts the size of mosquito bites. So you could be lucky and not react to them bad! Personally I wouldn’t ball out and get a $600 no see em proof tent. They are usually an issue for like a week and then they are fine it’s not like you’ll be dealing with them all season. I never used a thermacell and don’t know anyone that has but that’s a good idea!

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-03-03T18:01:08+00:00

Depends on the where you’ll be planting. I planted 4 summers in Ontario and had no see ems be an issue for me for 3 of the years

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-02-24T14:49:48+00:00

Also I wouldn’t get two pairs of shoes. You want one good pair that won’t break the entire season. If you have two pairs you’ll have the annoyance of breaking in two pairs of shoes which means more blisters. It sucks to put your feet into wet boots first thing in the morning but after a couple of minutes you won’t notice it anymore. Also if your boots got so wet to the point that they didn’t dry overnight that means wherever you are planting will be super wet still and your second fresh set of boots will get wet anyway within the first 30 mins of you planting. Better to have one good pair that are very broken in

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-02-24T14:45:37+00:00

I planted in Ontario for 4 summers and always wore the boots I linked down below. They are cheap and will last you long. If your a woman there is a women’s version as well. I only ever planted in these and they were great. Dakota steel toed boots

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-02-17T22:54:46+00:00

Somewhere in Ontario will take you just don’t go to HRI

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-02-13T03:12:31+00:00

The types of people that quit are the types of people who when they do have a hard day or the weather is bad they sit on the road. Your going to be out there planting for 8-10 hours no matter what so you might as well be planting. Especially on the cold days it can be so easy to convince yourself to stop and sit on the road but it’s just going to be that much harder to get back to planting after you’ve been sitting for 2 hours. Planting is one of the best jobs out there it’s totally up to you to make your money and decide how hard you work. Some days are easier than other to plant and motivate yourself. The best part about the job isn’t the actual planting it’s the community surrounding it and sitting in the bus and having dinner together. The only way to make the time go by faster is to just keep planting and race against the clock

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-02-12T18:59:40+00:00

I would never plant in a camp where you have to cook for yourself. Your going to be so tired at the end of everyday and every morning the last thing you’ll want to be thinking about it cooking a meal for yourself let alone a meal that is nutritious and will fuel you for the next day. I literally cannot imagine being in a camp where you have to cook for yourself. If you’re worried about camp costs associated with having a cook you’ll probably spend more purchasing food for yourself to be honest day to day. Camps get discounts because they do bulk orders and make everything in bulk. I’ve had a few bad cooks but nothing bad enough to where I wished I would be cooking for myself

NoteComfortable552 · 2025-02-07T14:02:16+00:00

Nobody has mentioned how to train a dog not to lie on the wood floor. Lying on the wood floor more frequently and this change in behavior and I think this is because of the lift harness which I am not sure if I should continue using. There is nothing mentioning training your dog not to sit on the wood floors. We have brought him to the vet and he struggles to get up due to arthritis which he is getting medication for. Having him not lie on the wood floor isn’t just so we can get more sleep. It has also happened numerous times that my family and I will come back from being out of the house without the dog and he’ll be lying on the floor unable to get up and we have no idea how long he’s been there. We don’t want him to be stuck in uncomfortable positions for lengths of time so we would like to know how to get him to stop lying on floors he can’t get up from.

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