Growing vegetables via smartphone | 上午手机“摘菜”下午快递到家

A new urban farming lifestyle is emerging at the Wuhan Flower Gallery (also known as Huabohui) in Caidian District. When Mr. Song, 57, and his wife worked with hoes in their own personal vegetable garden at the gallery, a harvest of carrots was soon dug out of the soil.

近日，一种全新的都市农夫种田模式在蔡甸花博汇内悄然兴起。57岁的宋先生和爱人，就站在自家30平方米菜园内，挥动着锄头。不大一会，一筐带着新鲜泥土的胡萝卜就被刨挖出来。

▲ Mr. Song washing the carrots

"More and more people have appreciated this way of life," said Xiao Jian, the operations director of the Wuhan Huabohui Urban Agricultural Park. He said that since the park opened on March 20, 2021, coming here to grow vegetables has become another leisure activity for many urban dwellers, and even a new way of life for some.

“已经有越来越多的人，认可这种生活方式。”武汉市花博汇都市农园运营总监肖剑说，去年2021年3月20日，花博汇都市农园正式开园，来这里种菜，已经成为很多市民一种新的生活和休闲方式。

▲Child learning about vegetables

Up to now, 117 vegetable plots have been leased. For only RMB 2,580 a year, people get a 30-square-meter patch, a sack of organic fertilizer, and 100 tomato, pumpkin, eggplant, and bell pepper seedlings.

截至目前，已经有117块菜地被租赁认领。对市民来说，一年只需花2580元，就可获得一块30平方米菜地，100株诸如番茄、南瓜、茄子和甜椒等秧苗、一袋有机肥。

▲ Picture wall depicting urban farmers' fun time on vegetable plots

Unlike ordinary vegetable gardens, each patch, marked with its owner's number, is equipped with a 5G camera and an intelligent irrigation system. Sitting at home, these urban farmers can check the growth of vegetables in their patch through a mobile app at any time. If the ground is found to be dry, they just need to click a button to initiate remote watering and fertilization.

和普通菜园不同，每一块菜地均有主人编号，上方均配有5G摄像头，田里铺设有智慧灌溉系统。市民坐在家里，随时都可通过手机APP查看自家地里蔬菜的长势。如果发现地干了，只需点下按键就可完成远程浇水和施肥。

（Edited by Pan Qian)