AeroGarden: Hydroponics Herb & Vegetable Garden
I think i saw this on an infomercial at some point, but seeing in from Earthtech makes me want to believe it’s claims.
(although some of these badly photoshopped pictures do make me a bit suspicious, check out the lettuce, it has the same design in every picture!)
Well they say you should always eat food grown locally, but this product allows you to grow your own! This is the AeroGarden, a hydroponic, indoor, herb & vegetable garden that allows you to grow things like lettuce, tomatoes, and chili peppers, all without soil!
The garden uses seed kits placed in the garden. It has built-in full spectrum energy efficient lighting, micro-processor controlled watering and nutrient delivery, and a timer to automate lighting.
The AeroGarden claims that each seed kit produces about four months worth of vegetables, but also claims that you can begin harvesting your crop just 21 days after planting.
The AeroGarden comes with an herb seed pack, allowing you to grow cilantro, chives, Italian basil, red rubin basil, dill, mint and parsley. You can purchase vegetable packs separately to grow cherry tomatoes, salad greens, petunia flowers, and chili peppers. Each additioal seed pack is about $20.
Sure, it’s fast, and it allows you to grow your own food, but the best thing about the AeroGarden? You know all your grown vegetables are organic. You will not have to worry about weeds, insecticides, or other poisons sometimes found in produce. You control the whole process!
(Hook this up to the Portable Power Pack for 100% green vegetable growing!)
The AeroGarden sells for $199 (sale: $148.95!) from Earthtech.
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A friend of mine has one of these and so far so good. It really cranks our the leafy plants like lettuce pretty quickly. I saw this areogarden review and was wondering if people had any other reports of actual experience with these units, as they are a little on the pricy side.
yeah the aerogarden is one of the many “infomercial” products a lot of people don’t want to take chances with. My research has only turned up good results so far, and they review you posted seems to agree. would have liked to try this for myself, but unfortunately i’m a poor college student :(
I have had this since October, I love it. Yes it’s pricey, but there is a pump, light, and a memeory inside that reminds you when to add nutrients and water. i can’t use the herbs fast enough. They do grow quickly.
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The idea is that you just add the pre-seeded pods, organic nutrient tablets and water, then turn it on and watch your plants sprout and grow.