Are smart gardens viable at home? Here is how my harvesting journey is still going on

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• Gardin only announced the new Studio 2 Smart Garden.
• This is a compact honest garden with a 16-plant capacity that lets you increase the pesticide-free yield in only 1.4 sq ft.
• Gardin Studio 2 has a high-resolution ultravide camera that uses Kelby, a proprietary AI assistant to assess the health of the plant.

I like the idea of ​​a smart garden, but many are not really smart and only provide relatively free gardening experience. A truly smart garden can inform you about the steps that are inside your sprouts and can alert you if you need to add water or when the crop time.

However, Gardin Studio 2 also has an advanced camera that provides the AI ​​assistant of Gardin with insight into the health of your plant, which further enhances the experience.

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Gardin launched the Studio 2 for today, a smart indoor garden, which captures only 1.4 square feet of real estate, allowing you to grow herbs, leafy greens and vegetables indoors – eliminates the need for an courtyard or external space.

Gardin CEO FX Ruxel said, “With Studio 2, we have taken our most accessible product and made it even more powerful.” “It brings nature, beautiful design and health to your home, making it easier to develop fresh food with the same technique and performance in our major system.”

Gardin Studio 2 is an honest hydroponic system, but it is designed so that the column does not develop buildups. The modules are made of seal silicone which also reduce the need for additional maintenance to eliminate buildup and crystallization.

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I am testing Studio 2 at home and will share a review once, when I get a chance to harvest the produce. I found the chef Fawees Starter Pack, including basil, kel, spinach, sunflower, thyme, and more.

Thus, the setup process has been very easy. The unit contains a detailed instruction manual and a QR code to access a directive video, which can be more useful for visual learners. Ultravide camera, which captures the progression of the garden, is associated with the light growing in front of the plants.

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Once you set the column and add three gallon tap water to the base, you can add seed pods, which also comes with a QR code that indicates the optimal position for each. Each pod has a set of symbols, and the camera uses image recognition to identify you and their locations.

Seed placement depends on the light needs of each plant, so simply slip the pods and add your unit with the Gardin app. AI assistants, kelbs, processes photographs that capture the camera and starts advising you after your plant grows. Although the gardine comes with the food of the plant, you have to add it until Kelby informs you that it is time.

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Gardin requires a subscription for AI auxiliary, plant credit and access to free shipping. The membership starts at $ 19 per month, although you can get a 30-day free test during the setup. Plant credit helps you buy pods, allowing you to get free pod every month.

The new Gardin Studio 2 is now available for sale for $ 549 at Gardin website, Amazon and Home Depot.