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My yard is dying, so I made an app for that
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TL;DR
- The author used Gemini AI to build a yard management app for Android.
- Initial app development involved debugging and correcting the AI's design choices, such as color schemes and weather data integration.
- The AI's 'plant doctor' feature successfully diagnosed a rhododendron's illness, caused by landscape fabric and rocks suffocating its roots.
- Following the AI's advice, the author removed the fabric and rocks, leading to signs of recovery in the plant.
- The process of building the app was time-consuming, and the author realized the limitations of AI in understanding real-world context.
- Despite the app's imperfections, the author found yard work itself to be deeply satisfying.
- The author plans to simplify the app further, recognizing that a complex solution wasn't necessary for their small urban-suburban yard.