A:AnswerYou can plant regular seeds, but you need the pod to put the seeds in. The pods have a growing medium in them and are designed to fit into the aerogarden. They sell pods that don’t have seeds in them for that purpose
A:AnswerIf you travel allot get the one that saves you from watering. When they grow bigger they need to be watered more frequently. You could possibly rig a water timer, but that’s to much work.
A:AnswerA pump runs periodically to circulate the water to the top of the pods. It doesn’t circulate to aerate or otherwise keep the water fresh although I think there is a filter . There is a two week reminder to change the water and add liquid fertilizer.