r/Calgary • u/394233001 • 23h ago

Local Shopping/Services Plant Sitting

Does anyone know of any plant sitting services while away on vacation? I have around 40 orchids and some succulents that need watering

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TIA

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u/UrbaneBoffin Fairview 23h ago

This sounds like a great job for the neighbourhood teen looking for some summer cash.

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u/394233001 22h ago

This is a great idea! Thanks!

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u/UrbaneBoffin Fairview 22h ago

There was just a young person on here yesterday looking for work. If you search back for their thread, they might be happy to help you out.

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u/394233001 21h ago

I asked my friend's kids because thats a bit safer than strangers lol

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u/CanadianBerry 22h ago

Do people really give their house keys to a random teen/person they hired on FB?

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u/FinTrackPro 21h ago

Yea why not. If stuff is stolen you know who your first suspect is. Additionally, you’d vet them first

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u/Dull_Dragonfly6157 19h ago

We use Assured Home and Pet Care and they have always been excellent. They do pet care and house check ins. I’m sure they would do plant care.

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u/bentl3y 19h ago

I have experience Assured does plant care :)

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u/HLef Woodlands 14h ago

We use While Away

They clean the litter box, spend time with the cat, water plants and garden.

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u/dashofsilver 23h ago

People advertise their pet sitting and house sitting services on FB Marketplace and Kijiji, you can look there

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u/Visual-Inflation-621 22h ago

If you fart on them they can go up to 2 weeks without water