Are smart gardens considered part of precision farming?

Smarty Plants

Smarty Plants

Farm Hand
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I'm new to the world of precision farming and I find it endlessly fascinating. I went to the feed store to pick up a new rake and a woman was giving a demonstration on smart gardening products. The selling point was that you could grow small veggies and herbs year round in your home. She kept calling it precision farming and precision gardening. Is it? I thought precision farming was more extensive than that, but then again, I'm no expert at this and am just now learning more about it.
 
Digger

Digger

Golden Chicken
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I'm no guru, but surely not. Precision farming requires the management of a site first of all. I don't think those little smart garden pots count as a site. Precision farming might incorporate some smart gadgets like GPS and water monitors and those setups often allow for easy reminders and work with apps, but that's about as close as it gets. Again, I'm not a specialist, but I think the demo lady was just using the terminology as a buzzword.
 
 
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