Hydroponics Growing System Indoor Garden: Herb Garden Kit Indoor with LED Grow Light Quiet Smart Water Pump Automatic Timer Healthy Fresh Herbs Vegetables - Hydroponic Planter for Home Kitchen Office

I got this hydroponics growing system as a Christmas gift, and honestly, it sat in the box for a few months before I got around to setting it up. But once I did? Total game-changer. It’s like having a little science experiment on my kitchen counter—and I’m completely obsessed.Watching the herbs and flowers sprout and grow is ridiculously satisfying. It’s become part of my morning ritual: brew coffee, check on my little plant lab. The setup was pretty straightforward once I committed, and the built-in lights make it easy to keep things thriving without needing a green thumb.It’s fun, low-maintenance, and super rewarding. Plus, fresh herbs at arm’s reach? Huge win. Whether you’re into cooking, gardening, or just want something peaceful and productive to tinker with, this thing is awesome.

This garden cube is great. It’s easy to set up and get plants started. I am pleased with its performance.

I love this little hydroponic garden. It's only been a couple of weeks, but my Tiny Tim Tomato plants are about an inch high. It seems to be easy to maintain, and is small enough to keep in a corner of the kitchen. I had a small problem the first night with a slow leak by the drainage plug , but contacted the company who responded the very next day and sent a new one out. ( I am keeping it in a small plastic container, but it is not leaking at all.) All is now well. I'm extremely happy with the sturdiness, the appearance, how my tomatoes seem to be thriving, and most of all, the customer service. I highly recommend this item and this company.

UPDATE, 28 May 23, Appears problem with first crop was more about the seeds than the unit. Still there was a problem with the included seed pods that were left, but new pods worked fine and 2nd crop is growing pretty well. So I am keeping this unit. I think the $40 i paid is a fair price. I've seen the price vary and go up to about $58. Seems high IMO. At that price I'd check all options, there are many. I have this 8 pod unit and a 12 pods unit. A problem both share is once growth takes off it gets very crowded fast. No problem if you're going to replant stuff in dirt but not as productive if you're using these stand alone. Upgrading rating to a 4. Will update again in about 6 months to report how it holds up over time.Original Review - Bought this kit on sale when listed for $40. The kit is mostly plastic and feels a bit flimsy but if you're careful it should be fine. The lights and pump work as intended. I really like that the light array can be angled up 90 degrees. It allows easy access to the back row of pods and should make cleaning easier as well. But again be careful when handling. So far with the first crop results not impressive. Three of the grow pods developed mold and only 2 grow pods sprouted. Not sure if it's the system or the seeds ( no seeds come with the kit). I am trying different seeds that worked well in my other kit - we'll see. Noticed the cages for the grow pods are shorter than my other kit and the grow pods seem to sit too high. Am experimenting with some of the grow pods by cutting a bit off the tip - we'll see. Considering the quality for an 8 pod unit and assuming I can get the growing kinks worked out , $40 seems like a fair price. It appears its regular price is around $60 and at that I'd think twice. For now final judgment is on hold. Will update and reevaluate later

I purchased this for a ladies planting night with my church. We had a great time, and the planting was so easy with this! The light turns on for about 12 hours each day to give the plants “daylight”, and the water seems to be moving in the tank to give water to the “pods”. I am not a gardener by any stretch of the imagination, but my plants are growing! After submitting this review, the water pump started making a buzzing sound. I called for support and Amazon sent a new one. Guess what…after a few weeks, it started doing the same thing!

The media could not be loaded. Important update. After about another 2 months, the light on this unit stopped working. I did email back and forth with the manufacturer, and they promised me multiple times to send me a new unit. Unfortunately, they never sent the unit and went radio silent. This unit does not have a warranty as promised. It will fail.We have had this unit for about 3 months now, and are working on our third set of cultivated vegetables. This unit worked great right out of the box, and had everything to get started. You will have to order replacement baskets and pot material. This isn't really expensive.The most important thing you need to know about is the light. The light in this unit is fine for growing plants all at the same height. For example, when you have seedlings, the lights have to be down low like we showed in the picture above. As the plants get taller, the light moves up. The light isn't strong enough for crop rotation. That means, that when you have some adult plants, and you want to start seedlings so that you have a constant supply of vegetables, you can't do it on this unit alone.The reason is, the light isn't strong enough to penetrate all the way down when it's lifted up for taller plants. That's the drawback of this unit.You are also going to have to learn what you can grow and what you can't grow. And you need to learn how to fertilize and trim or top the plans so that they can function in this hydroponic system. There isn't really a good guidance pamphlet included with this unit.The spaces between where the plants go in are not very big. So a lot of plants that you could grow hydroponically just won't fit here. Any of the vine plants, or strawberry plants, or even the larger green leafy vegetable plants can't be placed right next to each other due to size limitations. We ended up using every other space, and that allowed us to grow our green leafy vegetables.We got this unit to see if we wanted to get a larger hydroponic system. We really like this little unit. It served that purpose. Also, if you just want some greens that are growing, or some spices, this is a great little unit for that. We will most likely keep this unit going for that.The rubber footings on this unit are black. We have white counters, and this unit marked up our counters pretty well. We ended up having to take a special cleaning solution to get it off. If you go with this unit, try to get some clear replacement foot pads, or put something under it so it doesn't mark up. Wherever you put it. It doesn't leak at all, but the markings come from the bottom of the unit.