# 🌱 GrowWise: An AI Garden Coach That Wants You to Close This Tab and Touch Some Actual Grass

GrowWise is an innovative AI-powered gardening companion that encourages users to spend more time outdoors tending to their plants. This open-source project, submitted for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1, offers a unique solution to the common problem of people being engrossed in screen time while their houseplants suffer.

The app utilizes an AI Garden Coach to provide tailored guidance and recommendations based on users' questions, helping both beginners and experienced gardeners alike. Users can access practical tips through "Touch Grass Missions," which consist of small, achievable outdoor tasks that require minimal effort and time.

The project's features include a plant health check, which assists users in identifying issues with their plants and suggests practical solutions. A gardening journal is also integrated into the app, allowing users to track their progress and maintain a habit of gardening. The system uses PostgreSQL and Prisma for database management, and all components of the project are built with a modular architecture, enabling separate development and running of the web application and AI service.

GrowWise is designed to be beginner-friendly, guiding users from the initial stages of deciding what to plant to actively caring for their gardens. The goal is to make gardening less intimidating and more rewarding, turning screen time into green time. The live website can be accessed at https://grow-wise-rho.vercel.app/, while the GitHub repository contains all the necessary resources for running and exploring the project.