A system for autonomous monitoring and/or optimization of plant growth comprising: one or more actuation devices configured to interact with an agricultural area; one or more image sensors configured to capture images of a plant in the agricultural area; and a processor in communication with the one or more image sensors and the one or more actuation devices, the processor configured to: store, via a memory, a first image of the agricultural area captured by the one or more image sensors prior to a first actuation of the one or more actuation devices; and trigger, within a predetermined period following the first actuation, the one or more image sensors to capture a second image of the agricultural area; detect one or more features of the plant in the first and second images (170, 180) of the agricultural area; compare the second image to the first image to evaluate the detected one or more features of the plant for one or more visual plant qualities; identify the location of the one or more features of the plant in the first and second images (170, 180), wherein the evaluation of the one or more features of the plant is further based on the location of the one or more features of the plant; and dynamically set one or more parameters of the one or more actuation devices based on the one or more visual plant qualities. one or more actuation devices configured to interact with an agricultural area; one or more image sensors configured to capture images of a plant in the agricultural area; and a processor in communication with the one or more image sensors and the one or more actuation devices, the processor configured to: store, via a memory, a first image of the agricultural area captured by the one or more image sensors prior to a first actuation of the one or more actuation devices; and trigger, within a predetermined period following the first actuation, the one or more image sensors to capture a second image of the agricultural area; detect one or more features of the plant in the first and second images (170, 180) of the agricultural area; compare the second image to the first image to evaluate the detected one or more features of the plant for one or more visual plant qualities; identify the location of the one or more features of the plant in the first and second images (170, 180), wherein the evaluation of the one or more features of the plant is further based on the location of the one or more features of the plant; and dynamically set one or more parameters of the one or more actuation devices based on the one or more visual plant qualities. store, via a memory, a first image of the agricultural area captured by the one or more image sensors prior to a first actuation of the one or more actuation devices; and trigger, within a predetermined period following the first actuation, the one or more image sensors to capture a second image of the agricultural area; detect one or more features of the plant in the first and second images (170, 180) of the agricultural area; compare the second image to the first image to evaluate the detected one or more features of the plant for one or more visual plant qualities; identify the location of the one or more features of the plant in the first and second images (170, 180), wherein the evaluation of the one or more features of the plant is further based on the location of the one or more features of the plant; and dynamically set one or more parameters of the one or more actuation devices based on the one or more visual plant qualities.