The skills taught in lab require preparation and practice. You will be working in teams and it is not fair to your teammates if you miss lab. The only acceptable excuse for missing lab is illness and a doctor's excuse will be required. Otherwise you will receive a zero for the missed lab. Assignments are not accepted late.
Horticulturists work in a world where deadlines are a routine fact of life.
Pest problems must be dealt with in a timely manner to minimize their economic consequences. The same is true in the weekly class projects. You must be ready to perform the spray function at lab as there is not time during lab to research problems and perform calculations. During the first class session you will form teams of 4-5 people in the same lab. You will be graded for some projects in teams and others individually.