Aero Garden - Home Grown Heaven!
Every kitchen should have fresh herbs and vegetables. In today’s urban environment, having a garden outside just isn’t an option. Would you believe me if I told you that you can grow fresh herbs and vegetables organically in your kitchen? Well, that’s exactly what the AeroGarden lets you do.
The AeroGarden allows you to grow herbs, tomatoes, lettuce, flowers and more year-round (please be responsible and only grow legal crops!). It uses a special technology called “Aeroponics” to make this possible. The AeroGarden will fit anywhere in your kitchen and it looks pretty good. The AeroGarden comes with a special lighting dome that allows you to grow herbs, vegetables and flowers at will, no southern facing windows necessary. What’s better is that they will grow up to five times faster than they would in dirt. Not bad at all!
The AeroGarden is NASA tested and runs itself, no green thumb needed. It runs about $150… but shop around, you’ll probably find it even cheaper if you look.
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October 28th, 2006 at 9:33 am
NASA-tested - wow! I keep telling myself that I am going to grow my own herbs every year. Someone needs to give me a kick in the butt!
October 28th, 2006 at 10:39 pm
Well I can’t back up the claims myself but I’m sure in Morocco you have enough warm weather to grow without NASA’s help!
It’s a handy little accessory though, I love automation…(lazy)
August 21st, 2007 at 5:52 am
I have been growing with the Aerogarden since I first saw it on a late night TV commercial. All of my friends that have seen my hydroponic Aerogarden have asked where I got it, and I even gave several as gifts! It has really gotten my feet wet using hydroponics, and I think they are amazing. However, one trend that I see across many people I know that use them is there is just not enough grow space. The plants using this aeroponic technology grow so fast that you quickly run out of space. Then you have to keep trimming your plants, or transplant them outside, or to a large system. Because of our cold winters, I usually transplant our hydroponically grown tomatoes and strawberries to our Flowering Chamber, which also useshydroponics, but it is much larger, and has a much more powerful lighting systems. Our fruits really flourish under the intense high pressure sodium lighting system, and all functions are computer controlled like the Aerogarden. This system is far superior in that it allows for all stages of plant growth, in a self contained system. I use my Aerogarden to start my seedlings, then move them to my grow box for eventual harvest!
August 21st, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Thanks for the comment. I have to admit that the grow space really does look pretty small. Never the less, it must be exciting to see your own little garden growing on the counter top.
March 20th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
people could easily build a much bigger aeroponic unit for the same money maybe even less. although the aerogarden looks cool, I think I would build myself a bigger one.