Ahopegarden Indoor Garden Hydroponics Growing System: 12 Pods Plant Germination Kit Herb Garden Kit Growth Lamp Countertop with LED Grow Light Hydrophonic Planter Grower Harvest Vegetable Lettuce

I bought this device for my husband who plants vegetables every Spring, but it quickly became my hobby. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from a major university and tried forty years ago to grow a vegetable garden strictly through Hydroponics. It was a disaster and I knew what I was doing. But this little gadget grows things from seed absolutely perfectly! In addition, my husband decided to plant his seeds the old-fashioned way to compare with Hydroponics and the Hydroponic method created hearty, healthy seedlings in a fraction of the time. And the ones I grew Hydroponically are already producing fruit, whereas his seems like it is at least a month behind. I was so excited by this that I have purchased larger grow lights for our back porch, where I will now try to grow a vegetable garden without worrying about pests (the squirrels, raccoons and rabbits think we grow everything just for them!), forgetting to water or inclement weather where plants are destroyed. I now have a permanent place on my kitchen counter for this beautifully designed gadget and have grown corn, large tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cantaloupe and zucchini. After my latest batch of seedlings are ready to plant on the back porch, I will try my hand at growing kitchen herbs and lettuce. This is just such a fun and exciting tool that is simple and easy to do. This is a great gift for the person who has everything!

Loving my hydroponics garden. I have already harvested enough lettuce for 4 large salads and it is continuing to grow. The cost was very reasonable and it is easy to manage. The plants are very healthy and the garden doesn’t require much space. It is also very sturdy. I highly recommend this. It is easy to clean the vegetables because you are not dealing with soil. I plan to purchase 2 more to grow herbs that I use daily in cooking.

I'm pretty bad about watering plants, and I hate bugs. So I'd almost given up on growing herbs. But this is so easy to use, it's a pleasure. The unit is well made, easy to use, and has already paid for itself in herbs I didn't have to buy at the store (in just over 2 months). I'm growing mostly basil in mine, because I use a lot and can never find Holy basil and rarely find Thai basil at the store. I've already harvested enough to justify the cost of the unit, seeds, and the extra grow food I've purchased. After 3 month, have harvested so much I've lost track - Basil Salads, Pestos, and Thai Basil Chicken - all from one compact unit! I've also got thyme in mine, but that's a slow grower, so it's taking it's time, but doing well.The only issue is that sometimes the light timer gets confused. Mine has occasionally turned on too early and gotten off track. But it's easy to just turn it off and back on once to get it reset, and then it works again for weeks. Also, the tiny window to check for water level gets hard to read once there are roots all over the place, but that may be my problem because I've got it in a sunny window, so there's a lot of background light. I love the adjustability of the light height, so I can let my plants grow fairly tall, or keep them harvested at a shorter height.I bought a second unit for my daughter after she liked it on her visit, and she's loving hers as well. She's fairly picky about things looking nice, and she likes the unit very much, so it must appeal to younger adults as well as us old-timers.My neighbor saw it and purchased one as well (I'm a bit miffed that hers was half the price of mine for the same unit - wish I had waited for tha sale). She's growing Romaine in hers, and so far, it's going great. She's only using half of the grow slots to allow for larger plants. It's nice that there are plugs to close off the spots not being used. I have every slot in mine planted, but that makes it rather crowded.I'm hoping to purchase another unit in the future to save time and money getting herbs at the grocery store.

Perfect for my small apartment! I have used this to grow herbs & start seeds several times. Very easy to use, it does all the work for you. You just need to keep up with water, trimming roots & fertilizing. Great buy!

In this picture are radishes, tomatoes, tiny little beans of some kind, and strawberries. Already my radish leaves had some kind of fungus on them for which I am buying a fungicide. Other than that the actual hydro plant holder is easy to use. Since I have never owned one of these products before, I really don't know what to expect but for right now it seems like my radishes are growing out of control and they probably should be repotted somewhere. I just don't know a lot about this but I'll be learning as I go.

Excellent product with easy instructions for use. I had usable herbs in 2-3 weeks. If I had one concern it is that isit is difficult to tell the water level, through the thin window, with the bright light on and the dark inside. Other than that it is a great product.