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108 points adamaskun | 2 comments | 19 Oct 24 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.41s | source

I'm still working on it, curious but what feature may be most valuable for you? What do you think about personalised care instructions, and an interactive chat feature for each plant.
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Loughla ◴[20 Oct 24 01:48 UTC] No.41892274[source]▶
Not to poopoo this, but there are multiple apps for this, some with master Gardeners behind them. Some that are straight up suggested by states for use, based on the input from their master Gardeners.

What makes yours different?

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esperent ◴[20 Oct 24 04:54 UTC] No.41892954[source]▶
I have no idea what a master gardener is (a US thing I guess?) or why I would care if they endorse an app. But I have tried a couple of the top rated apps for this on Android and found them utterly terrible. I remember one result, I took a very clear photo of a bunch of bananas growing on a tree and got some kind of ferns as the answer. If this app can do better I expect there's a place in the world for it.
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oneeyedpigeon ◴[20 Oct 24 07:40 UTC] No.41893662[source]▶
I assume they mean "a famous gardener". Here in the UK, there are at least two household names that present gardening shows, whose endorsement on such a product would be a huge pull.
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1. mplewis ◴[20 Oct 24 07:41 UTC] No.41893670[source]▶
That’s incorrect. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_gardener_program
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2. oneeyedpigeon ◴[20 Oct 24 07:45 UTC] No.41893692[source]▶
Ok, so it is a US (well, North American) thing? I stand corrected.