Gardening help in the palm of your hand: 5 apps, phone tips

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The latest crop of gardening apps may surprise you with their expert planning and planting advice, pest and disease troubleshooting, plant and insect identification, and even AI and augmented reality.

Scroll through the illustrated menu of fruits and vegetables, and add what you’d like to plant to your virtual “Grow Box.” Then get seed-starting, transplanting and harvesting dates for those plants, customized for your location as assessed via GPS.

The free version of the app also provides information on each crop’s frost tolerance and sun, water and fertilizer requirements, plus seed-saving instructions, companion planting advice, common pests , recipes and links to video tips. Each plant-profile screen also includes links to recommended products sold by Park Seed, which owns the app. The premium upgrade provides real-time answers to your questions from an AI “Growbot,” a personalized planting calendar and more.. Free, with an optional paid premium upgrade.Snap a photo, and the app will ID your plant and provide a plethora of information about it.

After exhausting an initial allotment of free IDs, you’ll be prompted to watch ads or share the app to earn more unless you upgrade to the premium version . Concerned about an ailing plant? Take a picture, and the free version will tell you what’s wrong. You’ll need premium to see recommended treatments. The upgrade also provides comprehensive plant-care guides, 24/7 access to a team of botanists and unlimited plant IDs.

 

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