Yoocaa 12-Pod Hydroponics Growing System with LED Grow Light & Automatic Timer, Adjustable Indoor Herb Garden Kit for Home Kitchen (19.4'' Max Height), IGS-61

great value for cost. easy to setup.. It could have better instruction for use

Excellent bought as a christmas pressie. Working well several mths later.

Unfortunately the lights stopped working after 3 weeks. However it was easy to set up and was working well with herbs starting to sprout until the lights stopped working. I have initiated the returns process as it was within the 4 weeks of purchase of this item.

I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly things started growing! Since the package didn’t include seeds, I ordered these seeds https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CR42D3GR, which arrived the next day. I followed the instructions and set the device to ‘Veg.’I would have given 5 stars, but I found a couple of minor drawbacks—there were no markers to identify each plant, and although the instructions mentioned light-blocking stickers for covering each plant under the plastic domes, they weren’t included. I improvised by cutting up squares of kitchen towel, which work just fine! I remove them as soon as I see a baby plant. I’m also experimenting with leaving the dome off some plants.I planned to update my review sooner, but life has a way of keeping you busy! Now I’m back, and I just ordered a second unit—I LOVE this so much! I’ve had such success growing that I’m even freezing part of my harvest.The convenience of fresh herbs at my fingertips while cooking is unbeatable. I simply reach over to my windowsill and snip some coriander, basil, chives, etc.—everything grows beautifully in the Yoocaa 12-Pod Hydroponics Growing System.Now, I want to expand my homegrown selection to spinach, lettuce, mint and other microgreens.To test it out, I bought these seeds https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0876G8CQV and planted some lettuce seeds two days ago, and they’ve already sprouted! I bough more sponges https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09L17SJJ4 Expensive I thought but had the elusive stickers and I just wanted to get going with phase two! This compact growing system is truly ideal and a must-have for any kitchen windowsill. Highly recommended!

Its amazing and great value. I planted some Tomatoes 4 weeks ago, Tom Thumb variety. I put 6 seeds into the farm and some in a pot on the windowsill. These were both planted up on the same day. Incredible difference, im sure the farm plants will be flowering soon

This is a lot of hydroponics for a low price... But...The pumps arrangement is a bit poor - in an Aerogarden a central pump sucks up water from the "sump" and passes it through the lid so it is evenly distributed to all of the plants.This has a pump at one side, which just circulates the water... A bit...When this is thick with roots I doubt how effective it will be...

What a smashing gift this would be to a flat dweller with no access to a garden, or someone not interested in digging around in the mud, or even someone super tidy. It is super smart and does not look at all messy in a kitchen or bedroom maybe - this is high-tech gardening.You can grow 12 different plants at a time, and you can grow them at any time of the year as the grow lights simulate the sunshine. You can grow herbs all year around, and even chilli plants.Everything about hydroponics is explained in the supplied booklet, and new bottles of grow mixture and new growing medium / sponges are readily available on Amazon. These are not very cheap, but you do get enough for 24 plants included in the box.The picture show really quite large plants under the grow lights - I'm not sure if that is really practical but we shall see how long we can keep our seedlings and plants in the pods before they need potting on, or if their entire lifecycle can be water-based.We started off with "planting" something simple - a range of salad crops that usually require more sunlight than we have at the moment, but would be fab to have always fresh and to hand. The adventure begins!

Appears a nice piece of kit but pod parts missing and covers. You cannot switch off the lights and keep pump going it’s all or nothing you don’t need the light in all the time , Had better systems. Disappointed.