AeroGarden Harvest Elite Indoor Garden Hydroponic System with LED Grow Light and Seed Kit, Holds up to 6 Pods, Stainless Steel

Before purchasing the Aerogarden Elite, I had bought two different knock-off brands that were much less expensive -- but also didn't work very well. It was nearly impossible to tell the water levels on them, whereas with the Aerogarden it's easy - and it also lets you know when you need to add food too. Plus the Aerogarden has a pump that recirculates the water rather than letting it just sit and get all slimy. I have been absolutely thrilled with the results -- thick bushy cherry tomato plants, jalapenos, and lettuce so far. Note that unless you have bugs flying around in your house, you will probably need to hand germinate the blossoms -- easy to do with a small paintbrush, and just swab from flower to flower and something is sure to stick. (Pro tip: I have tried sprouting and planting strawberry seeds but I wouldn't recommend it -- you do have to sprout them first, which is really a pain. Then out of 100 or more seeds that you sprout, at least for me, only 3 of them grew and two of those didn't survive.) I'm really thrilled with this for herbs and tomatoes.

I wanted to wait a couple of months before leaving a review, so here we go. First the bad...Mine didn’t come with the domed covers like it was supposed to and 3 of the seed pods didn’t germinate. It’s small with only 6 pods, so not good for seed starting a full garden. Now the good. I love it anyway!!! I’ve been trying to get everyone at work to get one. I bought a really large 20 pod system from another company and it works, I just don’t love it. The Elite I love! The buttons on the front instead of on top of the grow light are a big deal for me. I’m really short. The water spouts for each pod are awesome! I feel that is what makes everything grow faster than my other brand. The nutrients that came with it are much better than the mix my own nutrients that came with the other brand too. Just remember to shake them up regularly or they settle. Build quality - It seems to be made much better than my other brand. The stainless steel matches my kitchen and looks so pretty! Ease of use - It was so much easier to setup and get going than my other brand. And the instruction book was easy to understand. Value for the money - She is a little more pricey for only 6 pods. And as I said in the beginning it didn’t come with everything and 3 pods didn’t produce. So I wouldn’t pay full price for it, but if you can catch her on sale... oh yeah I would and do recommend it. It’s fun to come home from work and see how much everything has grown!! My husband says I just light up, but I love gardening! I started my seeds for my outdoor garden in my traditional seed trays by the window. The same day I started a few of the same seeds in my Aerogarden. The Aero garden starts are 2-3 times bigger with huge root systems. I can’t wait for my plants to get big enough to transplant and start a new one. Grows beautiful lettuce, mustard greens, cherry tomatoes and basil! I hope this helps.

The plants grow quickly & looks beautiful in the kitchen. I have had this for 5 years now. Herbs at your fingertips. I would recommend this product. Love it.

I purchased this for my boyfriend who really wanted to grow fresh herbs, but had bad luck when growing them on his balcony. Like other reviews mentioned, the unit did not come with the little hydroponic covers, however all but one of the seeds germinated which seems like a pretty good rate of return. It also seems easy to purchase the hydroponic pod materials to grow our own seeds. So far, it's held up well and the dill is especially taking off! Aerogarden isn't the cheapest hydroponic garden, but it's the original so I went with this one. The stainless steel looks nice. We did experience an issue where the minutes were ticking away like seconds, meaning a full day cycle was going by every 24 minutes. Restarting the machine by unplugging it and plugging it back in several times finally got it back to normal. This only happened once and was an easy fix. I recommend this hydroponic garden to anyone interested in growing herbs. Given it's fairly short, I'm not sure how good it would be for growing fruits or vegetables.

Already own one of these for several years, and it’s such a joy to have! So I had to get another!In the summer months, I raise a LOT of basil, a very favorite herb of mine, for both cooking and pesto. In winter, I do have a cooler room and a raise lots of spinach for fresh eating and cooking.Just remember, between planting successions, disconnect all electrical parts and disassemble all parts to clean and sterilize the unit inside & out extremely well to prevent any cross contamination and to remove roots left behind after discarding previous plants. I use Dawn dish soap with a moderate bleach solution along with a stiff vegetable brush to get in all nooks & crannies!

We purchased this and had some luck with peppers, romain, parsley and basil. Easy to use and the product tells you when to add water and plant food. It fits nicely and doesn't take up too much room. The pods are good but we would suggest more variety. When using other types of pods, the success rate wasn't good. We might go to a larger version.