What Is A Smart Garden And Should You Buy One?

Experienced gardeners usually find caring for plants a relaxing hobby. However, for those of us just starting out, the situation can be overwhelming. Different plants have different needs, and who wants to be a careless parent plant that stunts the growth of seedlings? Gardening can also be an expensive endeavor if you keep making the same mistakes over and over again, so you'll have to buy all kinds of tools and modifications to grow a thriving garden. Some pay thousands of dollars to create large vegetable gardens.

What if we told you that there is an easier and less expensive way to grow a garden at home? Technology is constantly evolving in every aspect of our lives, from the way we drive to the way we shop and cook. The smart indoor garden is now available. There are lots of options at different prices, but you might think that smart gardens are too good to be true. We'll tell you everything you need to know.

A convenient and easy way to take care of your garden

The biggest advantage of using a smart garden indoors is that it is easy to use and only requires a few steps. These products usually come with a number of biodegradable plant pods housed within the device. Conveniently, each pod is packed with the nutrients you need to grow healthy plants. There is also a water room; when it's full and ready to use, plug in and water your plants and give them a healthy glow.

Perhaps the smart garden's most impressive feature are the various apps that help gardeners, especially beginners, grow plants from start to finish. Some apps offer programming functions to control the brightness of the light at different times of the day; others allow you to monitor the growth of your plants while you are away. A smart garden can be a great way to reduce the stress of growing certain fruits, vegetables, herbs, etc. While the device is quite innovative, portion sizes grown in smart gardens tend to be small, so don't count on it to feed the whole family.

Various options are available

What we appreciate most about smart indoor gardens is the wide variety of choices at different price points. If price doesn't bother you, check out Rise Garden, which starts at $749 for a garden. This unit offers a number of convenient features such as a 9 gallon self-watering system, 30 watt full spectrum LED lighting, voice activated system and starter kit. If it's out of your budget, it's best to start with something smaller, like Click and Grow's Smart Garden 3. The smart garden pictured above costs around $100. It is much more compact, which makes it a less intimidating choice for novice gardeners.

With the variety of products available and the seemingly simple steps required to deploy a smart garden, we thought it was worth a try. While we mentioned before that this would be a suitable kit for beginners, we're sure seasoned plant lovers will love having this type of setup at home to add fresher produce to their kitchen mixes.

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