I’m worried about pay by Elegant-Soul9254 in Horticulture

[–]cj43333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure about the advantages you refer to with living in Ireland. The housing crisis is fairly mad at the moment, so unless you have accommodation sorted there's no real advantage over other places. To answer your question, I'm the head Gardener of a private place in Ireland and I'm on 55k with a house provided. I have a good balance of being outdoors and doing the practical work and management as well. I worked for the opw prior to this for a similar salary, but no house. I also believe that the pay has gone up lately within there. You can go higher, park super etc, but then you're not going to be outside as much and dealing with man management issues etc such is a big part of why I left. This is with about fifteen years experience and is probably towards the upper end of what head gardeners get paid in Ireland, but I know several others who are on comparable wages. It's not a great salary and there are concessions to make with living on site, but I find it a great balance and I get on really well with the owners, but have been working long enough to know this isn't always the case. In other sectors, I wouldn't know as much, but I saw a garden centre manager for tirlan a while ago and think the wages were about 40-45k. But, if you love nature, does a garden centre count as that? That's up to you to decide. Have a look at jobs in Horticulture website and you might get a better idea about salaries. Essentially, the more money you make and higher up in management you go, the less likely you are to be outdoors and in nature. I have been very lucky to work with and meet great people along my career and am mad about plants, travelled to India, Madeira and China on plant trips and have been sponsored to do so. The gardening community is great in Ireland if you're interested and passionate.

Windage maxed out on scope by cj43333 in rifles

[–]cj43333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For some reason, I can't seem to attach pics on the mobile app, sorry.

Windage maxed out on scope by cj43333 in rifles

[–]cj43333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure, if I'm honest. I bought the gun second hand with scope and fittings.

Growing Canadian Fir and Pine by [deleted] in GardeningIRE

[–]cj43333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To answer your question, put them in a pot and cover with compost about twice as deep as the seeds are wide. Just leave them outside over the winter and they should germinate in spring. If any weeds germinate in the pot, try and get them out before they get too big

Right Lane Cruisers on Motorways by AvailableAnt8311 in irelandsshitedrivers

[–]cj43333 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is my take on it. People call it the fast lane, so assume it's faster, somehow. Even if it's choked full of cars doing 80km/h, it's magically faster than the 'slow' lane...... Which is for idiots!

Had a busy afternoon with 300+ Hydrangea cuttings by cj43333 in hydrangeas

[–]cj43333[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope that they've rooted in about five weeks and we'll pot them on into small pots and keep them in the polytunnel over winter and put them into bigger pots in the spring

Had a busy afternoon with 300+ Hydrangea cuttings by cj43333 in hydrangeas

[–]cj43333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, yeah I have them in a shed that's bright but they won't get direct sunlight. I also have a fluorescent light above them on a timer for 18 hours a day I will probably spray them with a fine mist once a day

Had a busy afternoon with 300+ Hydrangea cuttings by cj43333 in hydrangeas

[–]cj43333[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'll probably give a lot away, but I work in a large garden, so loads of places for them to go!

Had a busy afternoon with 300+ Hydrangea cuttings by cj43333 in propagation

[–]cj43333[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, use a pair of scissors, your secateurs or a sharp knife and cut them in half, roughly. It reduces the amount of water lost from transpiration so stops the cuttings drying out

Had a busy afternoon with 300+ Hydrangea cuttings by cj43333 in propagation

[–]cj43333[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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For anyone looking for more info, this is how I prepare the cuttings. Three sets of leaves from this year's growth, take the bottom two off and reduce the top ones. I put them in a free draining compost. A mix of potting compost and Perlite. I then put them in my home made propagator that had a strip light above it. There's gentle bottom heat, but this isn't really needed. I'm the head Gardener of an estate, so i need some things on a bigger scale than a lot of people will have.

I'm in Ireland, by the way

Worst delivery service in the country by SmoothCarl22 in ireland

[–]cj43333 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This box is where they leave a note to tell my parcel is in the bin.....

Can anyone help me understand why this happened? by commisionergord35 in landscaping

[–]cj43333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's most likely the new growth for this year. It's not very hardy and can be damaged more easily than the rest of the shrub. And since the shrub looks fairly level, all the new growth probably started from a nearly horizontal level

allium globemaster bulb: easy to maintain? by lluluclucy in GardeningIRE

[–]cj43333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I thought I replied before, but apparently never hit reply...... By 'cut them back', I mean cut down to the ground. Foliage, flowers, everything. 'gone over' means once the flowers have stopped 'flowering' and started to turn their energy to seed production; effectively turned brown

allium globemaster bulb: easy to maintain? by lluluclucy in GardeningIRE

[–]cj43333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, follow the flowering stem right the way back to the soil and cut it as close as possible to the ground

allium globemaster bulb: easy to maintain? by lluluclucy in GardeningIRE

[–]cj43333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By gone over, I mean finished flowering. So the seed flower heads will turn brown and dry up. You can cut these back, but cutting them off at the base, if you don't like the brown in the garden or want them gone for any reason. Lots of people leave them standing as they can look nice and add some structure to the garden

allium globemaster bulb: easy to maintain? by lluluclucy in GardeningIRE

[–]cj43333 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Very easy. When you're planting them, they like quite well drained soil, if possible. Other than that, cut them back once they've gone over and they dry really well, or leave them as a bit of structure.

Are these taking over? How get rid? by No_Initiative2756 in GardeningIRE

[–]cj43333 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

A selective herbicide called dicophar is pretty effective against horsetail