Urban Gardener is an app that aims to become the best gardening helper out there, due to its excellent memory, organising capabilities and infinite library of essential information.

The app is for anyone looking to get into gardening as it can guide the user all throughout the season, by providing information such as when, where, how and what to plant, what needs to be done next, what tools to use, what the weather is going to be like and when it’s time to harvest.

How does it work? First, when launching the app, their user will pick the preferred vegetables and their quantities. The app will then generate a plan of the garden placing the plants on raised beds using principles of permaculture. Integrating permaculture means that the app can look at plant compatibilities and using a genetic algorithm, can then generate the best possible garden plan. This means the plants will be placed strategically so that they can help each other, repel pests together and never fight for the same nutrients that are necessary for proper growth. After generating the plan, the app will guide you day by day, organise your tasks in a calendar, send you reminders and give you a detailed overview of all the plants in your garden and their life cycles.

The aim of this project is to promote local, small-scale & organic agriculture, which will have a positive impact on the environment, keep soil healthy, provide nutritious produce and help people rediscover their connection to nature.

We hope you find this application useful and that you’ll take some time to leave us feedback as to improve the application.
We want to mention this is a MVP, a prototype and our purpose for the moment is to further develop it based on user feedback.

Thank you & enjoy gardening,
UrbanGardener Team!