Top Technological Wonders Pepping Up The Gardening Landscape
With spring in full bloom after a long harsh summer, it's finally the time to spruce up your green thumb. As for me, I am looking forward to my beans as I have a kitchen garden. The summer is no far as well which means soon would be the time for vibrant cleome, calendula, marigolds, sunflowers or morning glory. The fun part is that gardening today is even cooler, courtesy the infusion of technology in the green sector that has led to the arrival of a bunch of cutting edge gardening tools and apps. With tools acting as plant sensor, robotic lawnmowers or apps guiding on what to plant when there are so many things to explore.
Bitponics
Among the slew of tech tools for gardening, if I am asked to pick some of the coolest, I will top my list with Bitponics. A brilliant endeavor by a NY tech startup, Bitponics aims to be your personal gardening manager. It's an advanced hydroponics cloud-based system where you have a sensor-fitted electronic box. These probes or sensors will reach to the hydroponic system's reservoir & monitor the essentials such as temperature, pH levels or humidity & the information would be sent to cloud. The system comes with a web application that will notify you via email or text about the change of water reservoir or when to add the nutrients. "With Bitponics, you are going to have much higher yields in shorter time period than usual that ensures no need to keep on waiting for full season", stated a market pundit.
Indoor Garden Herbier
Taking a cue from hydroponics & teaming it up with energy-efficient intensive lighting, this tech tool here assures a wonder compact-garden view inside your living or drawing space. The compact container is available in green, white, red or black shades.
Rugiada
Have you ever thought of a device to shoulder the irrigation needs of your garden that would release water calculating the specific needs of the soil and the plants? Well, a smart Italian trio has come up with a futuristic multi-tasker irrigation device that can determine volume of water needed by your garden- on the basis of soil & air humidity measurements as well the quantity and type of your veggies. It can even release the water in 3 different ways as per plant needs- drip, rotating sprinkler & nebulizing spray.
Gardening calendars
I took to gardening inspired by my grandmom and the dear old wise lady always advised me to maintain an organized gardening calendar to make sure all my gardening activities are in order and as per the season needs. You have online gardening calendars today that advise you on when to prune and what to sow, based on the month of the year. "Whether you are an amateur or a veteran, the gardening calendars will be most useful to inform you about the right steps to take for your garden each month- when to mulch, what to plant for summer, when to plant veggies and many more", remarked a seasoned garden expert online.
Robotic lawnmowers
As the name suggests, you are soon to have robotic lawnmower devices mowing the lawn for you as you sit back and relax over your steaming cuppa on the garden swing.
The apps
My Garden Containers
This iOS app comes up with plant recipes which show which combination of plants would grow well and look good together. You will also find steps to ensure right soil, right planting & right amounts of fertilizer and water for healthy growth.
iGarden USA
You are getting a universal iOS app here which will inform you on planting dates suitable for each American climate zone.
Plant diary
This Android app would be your personal gardening reminder which will keep on reminding you about your different gardening jobs at right times through alarms- certainly a must-have for any busy gardener.
Technology has certainly made the gardening more amusing and smarter. With cool apps, robotic mowers mowing the lawn, futuristic multi-tasker irrigation devices or online gardening calendars telling you what to do when the gardening scene is calling in more and more young geeks to join the green bandwagon.