It also has a vacation mode, so your plants stay nourished even when you’re out of town. A lighting timer turns the unit on and off automatically, and a large water bowl allows you to go longer between refills. Plus, it even tells you how many days it estimates until you will see growth. The touchscreen control panel displays your plant’s vital statistics and reminds you when to add water and plant food. This indoor garden has plenty of advanced features to make gardening a cinch.

In order to accommodate plants as they grow taller, you can easily adjust the height of the light panel up to 24 inches In fact, we experienced this first-hand when the dill pod grew faster and taller than expected (and the dill burned at the top a bit).

According to the manufacturer, plants will grow up to five times faster in this unit than they would in traditional soil. This high-tech indoor garden is equipped with 30-watt LED grow lights to provide full spectrum light and promote photosynthesis, eliminating the need for natural sunlight. The touch screen then lit up with a 'Quick Plant' page to let us know the next steps, which were easy to follow. Set up took less than five minutes, with just a few pieces we had to snap into place, followed by plugging it in. After testing this garden for three months in our lab, we found it to be an almost effortless way of indoor gardening. With the AeroGarden Bounty Basic Indoor Garden, you can grow up to nine herbs, vegetables, or flowers year-round. In all cases, we evaluated products based on their size, capacity, system type, and ease of use. We researched the best indoor garden systems and assembled, monitored, and tested several for three months in our lab. Being able to experiment with a variety of seeds is a very fun project in the cold, dreary winter months,” says Melissa Lallo Johnson, a master gardener based in Kansas City, Missouri.Īnd, there's no need to head to the grocery store for fresh basil if you have it growing in your own kitchen. “Indoor grow systems can help you get a jump start on a colorful garden by starting seed trays in February and March. You can even start your seeds while it's still cold outside. Plus, many options take care of the watering and feeding for you, while providing enough light to keep plants happy, no matter where you place them in your home. You don't have to wait for the outdoor growing season to have fresh herbs, vegetables, and flowers-an indoor garden system makes it possible year-round. The Spruce Home Improvement Review Board.

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