AeroGrow, Harvest - Black Indoor Garden

I bought this because I wanted an easy way to grow some salad over winter, because it was on offer & because I was curious. I have had my 1 st one for 5 months & was later given a 2nd one for Xmas.Pluses:It has more than exceeded my expectations. I didn’t want the herbs it came with ( we have a garden) so I bought the heritage lettuces & although only 5 pods grew, they have provided 2-4 portions of salad/ week for 4 months, so although I thought it would be an expensive novelty; relative to buying bags of ready salad in winter, it has worked out. It has also given me a lot of pleasure, required no digging & no slugs nor braving the elements! It was just so easy & gave me interest during lockdown.I was able to piggy back other ordinary plants onto the light ( this worked even better for straight upwards growth when I was given the 2 nd aerogarden) So I ended up experimenting growing micro herbs ( peas & beans for cut & come again shoots tasted the best) & thus making more & more interesting saladsIt would be a very exciting project for family as the salad pods germinate within a week!Learning:After about 5 weeks the leaves were growing so fast that they got “ tip burn” - this was solved with a mini desk fan I happened to have already. I don’t know if a programmable version allows a shorter light period so growth not so fast & so don’t get this.I bought the slimline as I thought it would fit nicely in kitchen - unfortunately I found the light just too irritatingly bright. I even contemplated making a screen. In end, all solved by moving it into the hall. It wouldn’t do for a bedroom!The timer light is set by pressing it until it blinks & it is set from the time that you do this. So if you want it to be on when you are awake then you have to set it when you get up. A few times I accidentally turned it off later in day, whilst cleaning as it’s quite sensitive. This is fine as can turn it back on but then have to manually turn off & in order to get the time window back to match - you have to wait til the next morning & turn it on/ reset it until it flashes then.I accidentally only gave it half feeds near the end but surprisingly the plants did ok, although they did look less sprightly by the time the feed light was flashing.The bigger the plants are the more often it needs watering - possibly 2x week. If one went away, I’m not quite sure what would do - perhaps cut the plants very small ?It does get crowded - in a way it was helpful that only 5 pods germinated. I tried growing a couple of my own seeds in the failed pod but even though they were meant to be fast growing, they weren’t as successful, so they clearly choose varieties that work & there are several salad plants in each pod.I covered the non used hole.When I got the 2 nd aerogarden I grew the herbs. The dill & Thai basil were extremely fast & prolific. I had to repot the Thai basil & it flowered! See photo. The other herbs were fine & I have used them. A coriander would have been nice but I was able to grow a large pot of this next to the aerogarden using it,s borrowed light.I did umm & ahh whether to get a bounty initially, as it has a taller light & more spaces but actually I think in reality it would be hard to grow plants in all of the spaces. The height of mine was perfectly fine for salad & herbs ( latter need trimming shorter)I’ve done well with 2 smaller aerogardens & it’s created a piggyback pot garden between them anyway.I’m also glad I didn’t get a programmable one as I hate faffing about & this was a simple thing, albeit a bit of a nuisance if had to remember to reset next morning if accidentally turned off & then on- maybe programmable would have been better for variable growth periods - I don’t know.I ve been waiting to retire it for the summer, for a while, now we can grow outside, but it’s taken ages for the lettuce to finally taste too bitter & start to fail. Amazed that they lasted 4 months!

This is a fun gadget for growing plants in winter or non sunny spots.As other reviewers have mentioned, the light is quite bright- as we have it in our kitchen this has actually been quite handy and we use it as a night light at times but I wouldn’t want it in my bedroom. The light also appears less bright as the plants grow. The pump is reasonably quiet and we hardly notice it.All the plants have sprouted and grown. The mint is a bit sad but everything else is flourishing. Have posted photos from the first 8 weeks below to show the progress. Beware the dill! This sprouts first so is most exciting but then it just keeps growing and despite trimming it regularly we have more dill than we’ll ever need. The roots get very entwined so we can’t just rip it out and replant it so next time I’ll just order the herbs we want.Maintenance is easy - top up with filtered water regularly, feed fortnightly with 2 caps of supplied food and change water monthly (they recommend siphoning but I just tip it down the sink)Not value for money system for cheap herbs, but nice if you want fresh herbs all year round and maybe to use as a seed starter.I have it on a window ledge which will probably be too hot for plants in summer so will move it when temperatures warm up

It’s early days but it’s an innovative product and the herbs have just started to grow so I’m optimistic! Easy to follow instructions too

I never write reviews but I can't believe how much growth I have had with this so far. I have had it for just 4 weeks.The product comes with preseeded pods, but I knocked some out to put my own choices in. So had the basil, thyme, parsley and planted rocket and two types of chilli's. I know they reckomend not to put the fruiting plants mixed with the others, but I plan on buying another and potting these up.The rocket has done amazingly. I have eaten so much off of it with full grown leaves within 1 week. I also discovered I had missed a Thai basil seed in the rocket pod and both seem to be growing okay with each other. The basil's have also done brilliantly. I can't believe how big and healthy the leaves are. I have been growing basil on my windowsill since the end of October and it's still only got 2 leaves on it.Chilli's are not at fruiting stage yet but both are healthy and definitely growing faster than they would normally.I have also made use of the light around it and started my seeds to go in the garden.I also have purchased a cheaper hydroponics system as I didn't know which to choose and the quality on this one is far superior.This would be great for those who aren't great at growing but want to give it a go as there is very little room to go wrong and would also keep a more experienced gardner happier during the cold dark months.The picture I took is after I cut off all the stuff in the bowl already.

È il primo vaso di questo genere che acquisto, quindi non ho termini di paragone. Comunque io mi sono trovato molto bene. Ho già coltivato con successo del basilico. Le piante crescono velocemente e rigogliose! Le spie ti ricordano quando aggiungere il fertilizzante e ti avvisano quando il livello dell'acqua scendo troppo. Il vaso una volta che fate accedere la luce, rimane accesa per 15 dopodiché si spegne automaticamente per riaccendersi all'ora in cui l'avete accesa il giorno prima. Una cosa che non mi è piaciuta è dovuta al fatto che il vaso non ha memoria. Cioè se la luce è già accesa e salta la corrente, una volta che tornerà, non riparte da dove aveva lasciato, ma il vaso ripartirà il conto delle 15 ore.Il vaso ha una pompa che si accende per 5 min ogni 25, ed è un po'rumorosa, quindi valutare bene dove si posiziona. La mia valutazione nel complesso è ottima perché fa quello che promette ed è un oggetto utile, interessante e formativo per i bambini.

Instructions fáciles de seguir, han germinado todas las plantas y tengo ya , 3 meses después, varias cosechas de hierbas, y siguen saliendo más.... Lo único es que los recambios son demasiado caros, pero hay buenas alternativas.

les 6 capsules ont germées, les premières au bout de 4 - 5 jours, la dernière après 3 semaines. Evidemment on ne va pas faire des récoltes énormes, mais c'est beaucoup plus le plaisir de voir les plantes germer et grandir jour après jour.L'utilisation est simple, il suffit de vérifier le niveau d'eau et rajouter l'engrais tous les 15 jours.

Le plaisir de voir les herbes aromatiques poussées jour après jour

Estetica e funzionale .. regalo perfetto per chi è appassionato di piante ma ha poco spazio e soprattutto vive in città .. le piante sono state attivate il 27 dicembre e oggi il 5 gennaio sono già cresciute le prime foglie vedremo in futuro ! Pochissima manutenzione e molto silenziosa ( posizionata in salotto non si sente per nulla) attenzione alla luce, deve partire escludendo le maggior ore della notte altrimenti vi troverete un angolo di casa nella notte illuminato quasi a giorno ! Cosa dire :acquisto perfetto! Rapido e completo!