A talk at the library in Boulder made me rethink how I use AI for my garden

I went to a free talk at the Boulder Public Library about six weeks ago. A local botanist was showing how she uses image recognition AI to identify plant diseases from phone pictures. She said, 'The model isn't just naming the blight, it's guessing the soil pH imbalance that likely caused it.' That one line flipped a switch for me. I'd only ever used these tools to get a simple name for a weed or bug. Now, I take a picture, get the ID, and then immediately ask a language model to cross-check that with my local climate data and suggest organic fixes. Last weekend, it correctly diagnosed a magnesium issue in my tomatoes that I would have missed. It turns a snapshot into a starting point for a whole plan. Has anyone else tried linking different AI tools together for a hobby like this?

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williamt4413d agoTop Commenter

Saw a similar talk about using AI for compost mixes.

troy_adams13d ago

That compost is gonna get overthought.