AeroGarden Grow Anything Seed Pod Kit (50-pod)

I grow Two basil species, mint, dill and parsely. Out of the seeds it came with, One pod didn't grow. The pods were loose in the box, no padding. Even so, I randomly stuffed the soil back into the pods not knowing which was which.The mint sprouted first. I ended up removing it as I don't have any use for mint, but also, it was growing very fast. Next came the basil. The basil is sort of amazing how fast it grows and how heavy the leaves are. They SMELL! (Like basil) I harvest the Basil and Dill once a week. My toaster oven has a dehydrate mode, so I dehydrate, grind and store them in a baggy. Tonight it's Spaghetti with lots of fresh basil. (Not dehydrated and ground) You can also use your own seeds and buy the pods with no seed in it. I will be buying a larger model when they go on sale again.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:These have worked well for most of our own seeds. It’s nice to choose specific varieties to grow.

Perfect “refill” for my Aerogarden. It makes me happy to have fresh herbs in the dead of winter!These supplies are good quality.

I was excited to try this AeroGarden seed pod kit, but unfortunately most of the included seeds didn’t sprout for me. That was disappointing since I was hoping for an easy start.However, I found a good workaround by using the pods with my own seeds, and they worked great for that purpose. The pods fit perfectly and hold moisture well, making them reusable for other seeds.If you’re handy with seeds and want to experiment, these pods are useful, but if you’re relying on the kit’s seeds to sprout easily, you might be frustrated.

I had purchased an off brand in hopes to save a few bucks and quickly learned my lesson after multiple seeds molding! These seed starters, however, never let me down! I love planting seeds from fun produce purchased from stores and farmers markets and these seed starters have always allowed me to do that with honestly little to no effort on my part. With the Aero garden and these seed starters I literally plant it and forget it.

There’s nothing like my euro garden. I have two of them and these are great addition kids loved watching them grow

This seed pod kit was just fine--I wanted it to use with the 3 pod Aerogarden my husband had bought for me in January of 2017. An avid gardener since childhood and not enjoying the cold New England Winter, I fell in love with this little hydroponic garden. It worked really well--my plants grew beautifully and I trimmed off pieces to use and let the plants regenerate. I did think the pump was loud and it had a kind of crazy cycle with the light coming on in the middle of the night and going off at dawn, then coming on again in mid-afternoon and shutting off in the evening. I used my Aerogarden right up until June, when I shut it off and cleaned it and put it away until Fall. (I had real gardens going on outside). I fired it up again in September and it was chugging along merrily until early this month, when the pump just stopped working. The light worked fine, but not the pump. I took the plants out and cleaned it up, put some white vinegar in overnight in case the little outlet inside the water receptacle had become clogged. But the thing would not start bubbling to keep the water from getting stagnant. My husband checked it out and ended up taking it apart. He said the pump was a small, poorly made, and dead as a doornail! So, my favorite little toy is useless. I still have lots of pods and fertilizer from the seed pod kit, but now, no functional garden. That was pretty short-lived for what it cost--@$75!I would like to get a newer one, but if they have the same weak, short-lived pump, why should I?

While it is possible to find hydroponic pod supplies for less money, Aerogarden's supplies are far superior. The pieces all fit perfectly together and the stickers that cover the pods (limits algae growth during germination) are sturdy and easy to use. Other brands don't fit as well and the stickers are nearly impossible to use. I get consistently better results with Aerogarden pods and Miracle-Gro nutrient solution (no A-B mixing) than with anything else I've tried.