AeroGardenAssorted Italian Herb Seed Pod Kit (9-pod)

Five of the 9 pods received did not grow as advertised but when I put a submission through the Aerogarden website, they shipped 5 replacement pods very quickly. Overall pleased with the response!

As being a schooled home chef, I have learned that there is nothing better than cooking with fresh herbs. Great meals comes down fundamentally to great/fresh ingredients and cooking skills/techniques. Fresh herbs are essential. Where I live fresh herbs are not easy to find. When I do find them they are often wilted or expensive. Growing your own herbs should be cost effective and guantees freshness.Aerogarden attempts to solve this problem by giving you the ability to grow herbs year round indoors but with “unfortunately” so-so results.PROSExtremely easy to setup and start growing. Takes the pods, add water/fertilizer, turn the garden on, and watch the plants grow.On-going maintenance is easy, Just add water and fertilizer when it tells you to.Enjoyable. I find satisfaction in watching the plants grow. I get plenty of leaves from the most common herbs and enjoy snipping them as I need them (Pizza Margherita, Fresh Pesto, yum).CONSShipping was bad. I mean really bad. My pods were flipping around the box. Two of the pods had removed from the plastic holders. I had no clue which holder to put them back into.Sprouting, hit and miss. I have two pods which are not sprouting. Not the first time this has happened but consistency in growing is key.Price. This is not an inexpensive way to grow herbs-Initial cost, price of the pods, plus the cost of running the machine. I would like to see the price of the italian herb kit reduced. Just too much for a 9 pod system.

Dad bought this Aerogarden for me the year he passed away. I have grown all kinds of veggies in it. I love growing them and putting them on my salad. It is right beside me at the table so I just turn and take some off. It grows healthy foods and pure foods. No soil. Just water. You fill it up, plug it in, and drop the grow pod in and wait. It is the easiest thing I've ever had to do! I bought Basil since it is SUPER delicious on salad. I just put the pod into the water yesterday so I have a week or so to wait. They grow fast. I highly recommend. I love this as it is a little something left from my Dad. I miss him like crazy. I think about him every time I grab veggies from it.

One did not grow

I don’t know why, but the Aerogarden pods I receive from Amazon seem to be subpar to those purchased directly from the company. I always have at least 1-2 pods per pack that fail to sprout. Canceling my subscription…