AeroGarden - Farm 12XL with Salad Bar Seed Pod Kit - Hydroponic Indoor Garden - Black

Where to begin... well AeroGarden is: The. Next. Big. Thing! 5-Stars hands down! :D Think, this is sustainable, ecologically friendly, and good for you! There is no greater satisfaction than seeing some small budding seedlings poking out through the green foil stickers and taking immense pride in having cared for these plants that can either be used for your kitchen or for their aesthetic appeal by their flowers or fruits/vegetables. This Farm 24XL system is comprehensive and well designed to keep your new and beginner gardener in mind. Do not feel intimidated at anything other than the slightly competitive price because setup is well illustrated in the directions and the design is intuitive to a point that it’s not overly difficult. Perhaps you might have to work a screw in slightly but beyond this there are no hidden surprises or complications. For use and practicable implementation, after setup, use is a breeze! Simply navigate via high-resolution touch screen or download the App via App Store (iPhone) or Google Play for Android. There is a plethora of settings that you can make minute tweaks too but if you’re just simply starting out, the Quick Plant option easily walks you through what to do so that you’re an instant gardener in minutes (<10-minutes after installation). To capitalize on those user adjustable settings for the mild or professional home gardener you can: adjust light cycles, light intensity, pump settings, plant pod type, and more! The user friendly interface is loaded with touch friendly and aesthetic menu options with 0-lag or that latency akin to non-smart screens. As for the gardening experience itself there is a full comprehensive system in the box alone BUT! a completely open and customizable setup that you can certainly add on too but not required to. For instance, you can grow enough lettuce on one side of the 24XL and still feed a small family of 3-4 about twice a week initially. On the other hand you can also grow a budding set of peppers on the other side and have enough to dry and use while still having an ample amount to spare. User experience will vary but your satisfaction is almost guaranteed, trust me you will enjoy this thoroughly. For additional support and guarantee, the customer service team is top-notch and we must keep some consideration in mind that they are beset by big orders constantly still from Christmas, COVID-19 staffing reductions and shipping impacts but they are doing their best. They stick by their product and will warranty and help by meeting and exceeding your expectations if you can just be patient. The only people being negative are ones that are maintaining unrealistic expectations of a quick turnaround time of 1-2 day resolutions. In an Amazon-esque first world, I think maybe having a bit of patience and temperance will instead enrich your experience rather than dampen it. If you can wait 1-2 weeks for their shipping resolution in the event of the rare instance you have a problem then I’m sure you’ll be happy in the long run. As far as price on return on investment (ROI), obviously this is their most expensive system but it has the best ROI because it is the most hands off and hands on version available. For instance, hands off, it can be connected via voice app to Amazon Alexa but also navigated and adjusted via app. What this means is, you don’t have a simple “dumb” vacation mode that simply cuts light cycle time and instead you can adjust light height, light on/off time, pump cycle time, and more ALL REMOTELY! Additionally, for hands on experience, the sheer volume of price-per-pod is the most competitive of all of AeroGarden systems because believe it or not, this is the cheapest option for price per pod since you get all the premium luxury options as well, essentially for free. Between me and my girlfriend and our families, we have 6-Farm 24XLs and we love them! One last thought for consideration for those on the fence, the 60-Watt LED light panels have a life of approximately 5-years and can be replaced. Their energy efficiency has been mapped via AeroGarden website and basically, if I can enjoy this system in Hawaii of all places at a minimal impact upon electricity (where it is the most expensive in all 50-states) then I’m certain you can make this the least of your problems. So do pick one or two up (buy the stacking kit if you want to save room like we did!) and start gardening today! Check out the Reddit r/AeroGarden for a whole community and network of individuals who have also taken part of this journey as well. Enjoy and happy gardening!

Its easy to maintain. Easy to grow. I love gardening indoor and out and this is the easiest best functioning indoor garden i have had. I use different nutrients but the AeroGarden nutrients works well also. Get the be the bee and spend the time most days pollinating and you will get WAY better results.

Went together easily and everything worked after setting everything up and putting in the seed pods it is now two weeks later and I have a bunch of plants growing. We will have lots of greens and tomatoes for this winter

I am so in love with this machine. It does everything that it says it will. The digital interface superceeds my expectations. It allows me to see how full each water tank is and exactly when I am supposed to put more nutrients in it. The whole process with AeroGarden is fool proof and I'm so glad I bought this. I planted Peppers, Poblanos, Cucumber, Tomatoes and Eggplant seed 5-6 days ago and I am already seeing the sprouts through the top of the cup. Can't wait until they blossom and fruit!

I’m not sure way some reviewers said that it was hard to assemble? The install process was last then 30 minutes and the light feature on this mode is amazing. Currently I am going salad along with the mighty tomatoes pod with a few herbs. The only thing I have issue with is that this model needs replacement filters which the product description does not state.

Excellent product. While it was helpful to have a second person assemble this large, 58 pound unit, and get it upstairs (unbox where you will use it), the instructions were easy to follow. Set up on Saturday, seedlings popping up in four days! App working well. But I lost out on Black Friday sale price.

This item was much better than I expected. Very easy to assemble and even easier to plant. I did have to buy some more supplies/seed pods as it did not come with any that would have taken advantage of the extra height this model offers.

Super easy to assemble, it’s pretty big so have a enough room. The herbs and lettuce it comes with is abundant. The screen is user friendly, and so is the App. It will alert your phone if it needs more water, when more plant food (that comes with it ) needs to be added. Over all I am pleased. And you can YouTube or Google variances of how to grow everything. It’s pricey, but I purchased mine of a “Deal of the Day”