 "Great addition for any cook!" | 2008-09-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2PLGVVW5NLR8N |
I have been using my Aerogarden Classic for over a year and absolutely love it! It is great to have fresh herbs on hand anytime I need them and definately beats buying the packaged forms that go bad so quickly.
I love mine so much that I just purchaed a second one to grow an additional garden! I would suggest the Pro 200 or Deluxe if you want to grow full size veggies but for herbs or salad greens the Classic is just perfect. |
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| "IT'S SO EASY TO HAVE FRESH HERBS.." | 2008-09-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A9VGQDUSTX7MU |
| MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF ARE HAVING FUN WATCHING OUR FRESH HERBS GROW.AND THERE NO GUESS WORK TO IT, IT TELLS YOU WHEN TO DO EVERYTHING. WHEN TO WATER,ETC. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO START USING OUR FRESH HERBS WITHOUT BUGS..THEY REALLY LOOKING GOOD. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT NEXT TO GROW |
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 "Great idea! but......" | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By starfairy645 |
| I love my aerogarden. I've gone thru two seed kits so far(the one that comes with it and the italian herbs) and both are great. I can't express how awesome it is to have fresh herbs when you're in the mood to cook and in the end it's a total $ saver, getting a little package of fresh herbs(one kind) at the grocery store is 3-4 bucks, and you can never use the whole package before it goes bad. My only issue is, the herbs grow so high they grow into the light and burn. They have rectified this with the new models that go another 12 inches or so higher then original model. But for people who bought the original, it sucks. You pay $150 or so dollars for the whole thing, and to get a new arm light they want another $109 dollars!! Thats such a rip off. I'd like to think they'd update your arm for 25 dollars(just throwing out an affordable number here) for already being an aerogarden customer because you're obviously spending money to get the kits and new lights etc. I wish I had waited and known about the newer model, I kind of feel I was totally ripped off by the aerogarden company. paying upwards of $250 to turn your original into the pro series, when the pro series model is $169-199. So sad. so, DONT BUY THIS ONE! go buy the pro series with the higher arm and more powerful lights and it will most likely be a happy buying experience for you, especially if you love to cook!! |
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| "Everything's growing with my Aerogrow!" | 2008-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1LOSQJ1FANJF9 |
Well, I'd always wanted to try one of these and when Amazon.com had the price at $99.95... I talked my husband into it.
So far, I have to say all is well and the product looks nice and is performing just as advertised. Every herb plant (from the Gourmet Herb seed pod kit that came with it) came up and before the full time allotted ran out. Most were nicely ahead of schedule. I am just about to the end of the first two week germination period, so we'll see if the "add nutrient" lights come on properly.
The unit has been through several short power failures and nothing has disrupted the scheduling of the lights going on and off at the proper times. The light is bright, yes... but not so bright as a sunny window. My unit is in a finished basement room where I can keep it shut away from my plant-destroying young cats. Were it not for the cats, it *would* be on my kitchen counter!
However, before you buy one, you should be sure you have a good place to keep it and won't be bothered by the light. It is on 17 hours a day during the herb cycle. Me, I like light.
We did have one scare, when my husband smelled a burning smell coming from the unit one night. The smell was completely gone by morning when he told me about it and I checked the unit but I called Customer Service anyway. I was pleasantly surprised not to have to wait on hold. They said that sometimes there is a coating on the plastic that burns off within the first 3-4 days. OK... this happened perhaps just past that point, at about 4-5 days, so I assume it was just what they said. No further instances of strange smells since. Still, it was quite worrisome at the time, so I could wish the company might mention this possible occurrence in the manual so one might be prepared!
They did give me a quick way to check and be sure it wasn't my pump burnt out... and it clearly wasn't. So I felt safe continuing to run the unit and appreciated the quick help.
The pump has so far been VERY quiet, almost silent, actually.
I'm looking forward to seeing how my herbs grow. If they do well, I think I'll start looking for a place to put a secondary and possibly a third unit. Perhaps using one of those accessory wall stands. I already feel tempted to buy one for a friend as a gift, but will see just how well mine does first.
The one drawback of course is that you get hooked into needing to buy their seed or master gardener kits, their nutrient tablets and their grow bulbs (which are supposed to be replaced at six month intervals). So this is probably NOT the most cost effective way to grow. OTOH... I can look forward to basil that is not half-destroyed by earwigs! And FRESH herbs when all is frozen and brown outside. It's surely an EASY way to garden!
I'll try and update the review at some future date. But so far, so good!
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| "Fresh Herbs & Salad Greens Year Round" | 2008-09-15 |
| - Reviewed By jmac4219 |
| I now own three AeroGardens. One for herbs, one for salad greens & one for chili peppers. Living in the Inland Northwest with 4 seasons, I can now have fresh herbs, greens & peppers all year. The AeroGarden is very low maintenance and is fast growing. I'm on my third planting of greens, my third planting of herbs and just starting my peppers. Their customer service is the best and I highly recommend this product. |
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 "Nice product" | 2008-09-15 |
| - Reviewed By shazaam1 |
| I was a little skeptical at first, but this thing really does grow some nice plants. I have been enjoying fresh basil and mint lately, and they are very nice and quite flavorful. |
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| "Fantastic Product - Fantastic Shipping" | 2008-09-14 |
| - Reviewed By raven709 |
| Bought this product as a gift for my mother-in-law. Herbs starting growing within days and she was harvesting by the beginning of the 4th week. She loved it so much I ended up getting one for myself. It is doing fantastic also. Easy to set-up and use. |
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| "Better than expected" | 2008-08-13 |
| - Reviewed By bwilson@csrlink.net |
| The Aerogarden is so much better than what I ever expected! The herbs that I started with continued to grow for 5 months. I had enough herbs to share with friends and still have some to dry. This unit worked so well, that I now have a second unit. All the growing pods have the listed days it takes for the seeds to germinate. Those days have been exact in each pod I have used. I have also harvested the herbs, greens, etc. at the approximate time they have listed as beginning harvesting times. I have salad greens and the salsa garden growing at the same time--great fresh salads etc.! I have recommended this product to many of my friends and continue to do so. |
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| "Nice little garden" | 2008-07-27 |
| - Reviewed By sandibeaches5 |
| My first produce I'm growing is cherry tomato's. So far they are growing like it is stated in the book. Looking forward to my first crop, LOL. |
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| "Tomatoes already??" | 2008-07-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2RMYDGOC2LM1U |
I bought the cherry tomato pack for mine and have yet to grow the herb kit still. One month after I started and plugged this bad boy in, I had 6 inch plants almost ready to prune the tops off of.
A month after that I had over 20 yellow flowers peppered throughout the three plants.
Now at 3 months and a week, I have over 30 cherry tomatoes (still green, but HUGE and about to turn color) and another 30 flowers I just hand-pollinated (all you do is shake the plant or I just gently flick the flowers) and already drying up and have started falling off to make way for little tomato buds.
I have had to trim the plants of excess branches often, as they grow extremely quickly. Now that the plants are larger though, I have to water them every other day to keep the tank full. I like to keep it full so I don't hear the water trickling into the tank. Otherwise, I could probably get away with watering it once a week or so.
Timer keeps track of when the light turns on and off. Setting it was super simple. Instructions are so easy to follow they're almost condescending.
The garden IS a bit large and bulky, so make sure you have a good space for it. We keep it in our bedroom because of the lack of space in our kitchen. But the tomato plants are set for 8 hours of darkness, so it works out pretty perfectly.
The nutrient tablets melt, so keep them out of the sunlight. I like that you can remove the tank from the base, because if I had to move it all as one piece, I would throw out my back and freak out about breaking it, as the water makes it heavy and the lighting arm is a bit flimsy.
I really actually can't wait to get another one. |
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