AeroGarden Bounty - Indoor Garden with LED Grow Light, WiFi and Alexa Compatible, Black

Santa came early... a gift from my husband! He had me open it before Christmas so that I can start the lettuce. The product box is sturdy and the items inside the box are all protected by plastic wrap and set in sturdy cardboard holders to keep them secure. All items were included as advertised and in pristine condition. A quick start card gives 4 steps to set up the device, plug it in, and then follow the easy-to-read and easy-to-understand instructions on the display panel. These include setting the clock, setting the light timer, selecting the item I'm growing (the lettuce), adding the water, adding the liquid plant food, and inserting the pods. There's further information on the inserts that came with the device and the pod boxes, including what to do if you have hard water or city water. I can't speak to connecting it to the internet for Alexa assistance, because I don't have Alexa. Overall, it was so easy to put it all together and have it begin its work! It makes a beautiful addition to the room we have it set up in. The light is very bright, but it can be dimmed as needed. On this first day I'm so very pleased with it! I'll be back when I'm at a point of assessing its functionality and growing power! By the way, I'm an avid gardener (30+ years of gardens!) and this is my first time trying anything like this!DAY 3: All 9 pods have growth. I've added photos (after the seed pack photos) -- one of all 9 pods showing the growth and a closeup of 4 pods. I'm thrilled at these early results! I'll be back to update again soon.DAY 10: The covers are off! They probably could have been removed 2 days ago, but I wanted to be sure I wasn't rushing the process. They all look healthy! These are AeroGarden's "Garden Greens" package - green and red lettuce. According to the instructions any "darkish" spots indicate that those are red lettuces. I do see some dry tips, but that happens with all brand new seedlings, so I'm not concerned. I'm very pleased with the results to date and I'll continue to update for those who are interested. 😁 Added a photo to show the unconvered greens.DAY 21: Added a photo to show everything growing and looking very healthy! It's just about time to start pinching off a few leaves to promote thicker growth. Not too long from now I'll be pinching off leaves for small salads! As someone who has been an "outside" gardener for 30+ years, it absolutely delights me to be growing salad greens inside through the winter. At this point I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this product and hope everyone who buys it enjoys it as much as I have!

This is the 2nd of two that I bought open box from Amazon. The first one arrived in non-working condition (somebody obviously swapped their old broken one for the new one in the box). I sent it back defective with a comment on the switchero. The second one I ordered was like $10 more in cost for open box. But when it arrived, it had been opened, but never touched. Never setup. It was literally brand new. I was ecstatic about this. I love it.The only thing I would say is that if you are purchasing this because of the wifi App only - DONT! go for the Harvest without the app. The app is mostly worthless, when it works. It doesn't do a notification when you need to add water, or when you need to add fertilizer. You can, change settings via the app and look up recipes and turn it off / on but that's all its good for.Overall, I am 100% happy with this purchase.

I love this system. I cook a lot of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine because of food allergies to wheat and dairy products. However, ingredients for these cuisines are hard to source in my area. So I have a few of these systems I use to grow things like Thai basil, Holy Basil, Cilantro, Sawtooth Coriander, Mint etc. I buy the seeds and sponges and germinate them myself. System pretty much does all the work for you. My image is after a 1/3 harvest of Thai basil that’s been growing for about 4 weeks. It grows way more than you would imagine, especially with basils. I highly recommend this system to anyone who loves cooking with fresh herbs. Also, it really hasn’t had any impact on the electric bill. Would not mind buying another eventually.

I’m pretty prone to killing plants. Was able to try out the bigger model of this garden at work and was so impressed with how easy it was to grow and maintain plants got the smaller version for at home. You’re provided with everything that you need and literally just set it up and the garden does the rest. Love the app also for telling you when to feed and add water. Definitely recommend