BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 28, 2023
A number of products on the market have been designed to reduce the time and effort it takes to grow vegetables and flowers. Putting down sheets of black plastic and landscape fabric are two popular ways of controlling or even preventing weeds. Automatic watering systems can take that chore. A smart sprinkler, for instance, lets you set a watering schedule. Sensors also track light, humidity, soil moisture and nutrients. Farmbots only work on raised beds. But once it’s set up, Farmbot does all the work like planting, watering, weeding and generally keeping tabs on what’s growing.