That's what I want it for. The last one I had, I tried cherry tomatoes and stuff but they just got too big and leggy for the Aerogarden. Even the basil plant was huge. I ordered seed pods for different lettuces and it comes with some pods for herbs.
If anyone is interested in buying an Aerogarden, I found good sales on the Aerogarden website and Kohls. Kohl's has them on sale, plus a 30% coupon this week and if you have any "Kohl's Cash" to use you can score a deal.
Even the herbs have to be kept cut. Two of our sons grow cherry tomatoes in aquaculture set up using their fish tanks, but we don't have fish in tanks.
Yes; there are some videos on the Aerogarden website that show how each type of herb/plant should be pruned. Cutting too severely will kill or damage the plant. Here's a list of their support documents and videos... https://aerogarden.com/growing/
I spent hours obsessing about which model Aerogarden I wanted to buy. After ordering the "360" model (which is round), I found this video comparing the different models. Now I'm thinking I'd rather have the "slim" model, so I'm going to order it, too. I'll decide which one I like best after I see them, then return one. (5 min video)
That's what seems to be happening when my wife grows tomatoes in one of her Aerogardens, although she does get some tomatoes out of it before that happens.
Well, fate stepped in. Kohl's sent me a 40% off coupon so that sealed the deal on the slim model and I ordered it last night. Who knows; maybe I'll keep both of 'em. (Look for me on an upcoming episode of Hoarders.)
Trying an experiment today. I went outside and collected the rose hips from some of my roses (some didn’t have any rose hips), brought them in and got the little rose seeds out and have started some in the aerogarden. When I look on YouTube, I didn’t see anything about starting rose seeds in the aerogarden, but I did find videos that said you could grow them from the seed, and even from the whole rose hip. They take at least 30 days to sprout, and it is an iffy thing whether they sprout at all. I have some in the aerogarden, and some in a little sprouting tray with the dome on top; so waiting to see if any of them come up . If they do, but spring, they should be large enough to transfer into little planter pots by the time it warms up enough to do that.
I received my first of two Aerogarden orders today; the product box was not inside a shipping box and was quite beat up. Unfortunately so was the Aerogarden. It has big dents in the stainless top (light) so it's already packaged to go back.
Wow ! That is terrible, Beth. Did Amazon do that, or you ordered it from Kohls ? Hopefully the next one arrives in better condition.
I ordered from Kohl's but it appears to have shipped directly from Aerogarden's distribution center in Mexico, MO. (I had no idea there was such a place; when the tracking info said "Mexico" I did a double-take. )
@Yvonne Smith perhaps you should look into soil blocks if you want to start a number of seeds for transplant. I use them a lot in the spring and late winter to start low germination or small seeds particularly. I start almost all my herbs this way. You would need a heat mat (perhaps) and a flat with a humidity dome on it. You can simply pick up the blocks and put them in a planting hole or pot.
I will look into those. I have some small starter containers with the humidity dome, so I just need to see if I can find the right size cubes for them. Have you ever tried starting roses from seed, @Don Alaska ?
Nope, I haven't. I have started most things from seed, but we airlayer roses rather than collect seeds. If you are developing your own varieties, though, seeds are the way to go.
Houston, we have lettuce!! So exciting. Also have a tiny basil plant but the dill and parsley haven't sprouted yet. It says 15-20 days for the dill.