Does anyone know of any plant minding services near the melbourne CBD?
I'll be going away on a holiday for a month during the summer, and have a couple of potted plants that i'd worry would dry out while i'm gone.
Basically, just a place i can drop off the plants and they'll water it every couple of days.
that might end up being the best solution, i'll look into it
Airtasker?
I did briefly look into that, seems most watering services are in home; and i'm not overly keen on letting strangers into my apartment while i'm away
Fair enough. I thought that may have been the case (or they were for private medicinal use).
Neighbour? Friend? Family?
Family is about an hours drive away, and i don't really know my neighbors so it's a bit weird to ask them to look after a couple of plants for me.
Good opportunity to get to know your neighbors!
Could you drop the plants at your family’s place and collect them when u return?
I agree with Boioioioi
Most people will be happy to look after a few plants, just give them instructions.
If it's just a couple of pots, can you leave them with a friend or family who can help?
Otherwise, you may be able to find a gardener's service through your local magazine/community/advertisement. Maybe even ask if you can leave the pots with them so you don't have random strangers entering your place.
The anti social hermit method is soil moisture sensors and a smart tap with irrigation kit. Kept my tomatos and chillis going while I was working overseas for a month, watering based on weather forecast and soil moisture levels via home assistant.
Parts needed:
https://www.amazon.com.au/LinkTap-Wireless-Water-Timer-Gatew…
https://www.amazon.com.au/Gardena-13000-20-Watering-Starter-…
I used these but they need the weather station unit…probably can find stadalone solution if preferred:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Ecowitt-Moisture-Sensor-Humidity-T…
Alternatively if not an anti social hermit, you could take the other posts suggestions :)
whoa, that must've been some setup.
Hey like zem chillimatoes!
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How many plants and how big are we talking here?
there's 4 of them, not that big; about 20-30cm?
Are you certain they even need watering that often? My plants only get watered every 2-3 weeks. Otherwise their roots rot
you're right, one of them's a succulent that doesn't need much watering; every couple days is a bit of an exaggeration i guess.
Get a bucket of water (or 2), cut fabric into a ribbon, bury one end in the pot plant and put the other end inside the bucket. I used this for a one month period last summer.
interesting idea; i might end up resorting to something like that too.
Test that it works before you go away, just in case. Other alternative (if they definitely need watering that often) is to leave them in the bathtub with a few cm of water in it
Just leave them outside in the rain.
I'm happy to help in East Brunswick anytime after 20th Jan :)
If it's just water, it'll probably be cheaper and better to get a device that has a "timed release". That'll be reusable for your next holidays too.