Comments on: AeroGarden: Easy, Efficient Indoor Gardening

By: Gardening

Gardening — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:25:12 +0000

There are over 20 different types of seed kits to choose from, including herbs, salad green, chili peppers and cherry tomatoes.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:50:41 +0000

This product would be great for the winter. And not to mention how much energy and time one would save. I think this is a great product and its great way to live green.

By: Ernie Needham

Ernie Needham — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:23:13 +0000

I am going to try the seed starter kit this year. It holds 72 little pots. It would have to be neater then messing with the peat pots like I did last year and then some of them died anyway. As far as the light bulbs costing a lot of money to run I have to say it lights up my kitchen and enough of my family room so I dont have to turn on other lights. Kind of like ambient lighting. The lights and pump run based on the plants being grown. Not necessarily 24 hours a day. Right now I have the herb garden growing and the pump is on for 16 hours, very quietly unless the water gets low and then it sounds like a little fountain so even that is not bad.

By: Aerogarden Grower

Aerogarden Grower — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:24:37 +0000

Great post! It was very well researched and I enjoyed it very much. I bookmarked your site and will be back very soon, I look forward to reading some interesting posts! Thanks, Whitney

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:19:44 +0000

Definitely not cost effective OR inexpensive. 20 bucks for the seed kits?? I could get hundreds, maybe 1000 seeds for 20 bucks instead of 6 “seed pods”. And 200 bucks, I could make on from instructables.com for a LOT less. I do have one however, because it’s a cool product and lazy. It’s not too bad, one thing to consider too. It will leave lime deposits (white flaky stuff) all over it just like a fish tank if you have bad water (most everywhere you do).

By: David

David — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:09:53 +0000

Interesting review. I’d like to see how this would compare with plants in a pot (with dirt) with a regular compact fluorescent, or a slightly more expensive ‘grow-light’ fluorescent. This winter I brought in two green pepper plants from the garden and put a regular compact fluorescent bulb in an old lamp. I hung it over the peppers and turn it on for about 4 hours a day in the evening. The peppers I’ve harvested this month (February) have been quite small, but it’s been producing all winter. All with a $3 bulb and the electricity to power it (4 hours a day). Granted it’s not as upscale as an Aerogarden but it works.

By: NoAero

NoAero — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:29:43 +0000

I bought one and returned one month later after I saw my electricity bill. I hadn’t had it long enough to say whether its a good buy or not. The machine uses two 25-watt light bulbs. The two bulbs run 18 hours a day but the water pump runs 24 hrs nonstop. So that’s like having a 50-watt light bulb running 24-hrs a day seven days a week.

By: Village Green

Village Green — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:02:02 +0000

I’ve been contemplating getting one of these for growing veggies during the long winter months. Very informative review — thanks.

By: Ernie Needham

Ernie Needham — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:12:49 +0000

I read your “article” about the Aerogarden. It reads more like an advertisement. I am disappointed in the article not the Aerogarden. I have had one for over a year. I use it during the winter months. The light and noise are not too much of a problem for me. I keep it in the kitchen. My main questions about it are how much energy do they use, and how does that compare with the amount it produces. Are the chemical tablets healthy. I do find the greens have a bit of a chemical taste. I am currently growing herbs and just use the pump with natural sunlight. I figure I am saving on energy by not using the lights. I love the herbs. Last year I grew the salad greens. Those were good too. But it would be nice to have more sound statistics on the use of the Aeorgarden, how much it costs to run, how much it produces, and so on.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:52:03 +0000

I don’t understand how you can call any of these systems “cost-effective” ?!
The price is outrageous — though I guess buying your own lights from a hydroponic supply would also be costly and you’d have to set it up yourself, the cost of actual herbs would not be worthwile for several years (depending, of course, on how often/how much herbs you use)