AeroGardenHarvest 2.0, Indoor Garden Hydroponic System with LED Grow Light, Holds up to 6 AeroGarden Pods, Black

I’ll preface by saying I’m a senior and a gadget guy. A year ago, I bought the Aerogarden Harvest (another gadget) on sale, but didn’t set it up for another 10 months. Why? Well, I sometimes buy things on sale, but really want them as a gift down the road for someone. Then, as a senior, I forgot about it until after Christmas. A few months later, I realized that the Aerogarden has a 12-month warranty, so I figured that I better get started with it. Unfortunately, the included pre-seeded herb pods looks like they were all opened, so I had no idea what I was really planting until they started to sprout and I did a lot of juggling their name stickers. The unit was brand new in its original packaging, but the seed pods were definitely tampered with. I’ll call this Harvest model the 1.0 to avoid confusion. Four of the six pods sprouted and I was happy with that. I could have contacted Aerogarden to get replacements, but I planned to get another Aerogarden, and I’d have more than enough things to plant, especially after I bought a lettuce greens pre-seeded pod kit.My wife saw what a fun time I was having with the Harvest 1.0, that she figured that she’d surprise me a 2.0 for Father’s Day. I had read about and watched review videos about the Harvest 2.0 being a dog of a system. I writing here to explain that in my limited experience, that’s not the case. One review mentioned the inconsistent grow light timing to the point that I thought it was going to be on a random schedule. That’s not what I experienced. There are instructions on how to set the 2.0 grow light and the two Harvests I own have the same exact 15-hour schedule down to the minute, but are set up differently from each other. My only fear about opening this present and making the return more difficult was that this person was correct and my light schedule would be based on random times. Nope, it works fine. I believe that this person may missed this point in the directions or received a defective unit. The same reviewer mentioned that his 2.0 unit did not come with clear grow covers for holding humidity and didn’t know if that was an error or if the unit wasn’t supposed to have the grow covers. The 2.0 doesn’t have the grow covers included.Several reviewers have also pointed out that the 2.0 only puts out 15w of light compared to the 20w of the 1.0. I’m not experienced enough with hydroponic gardens to know if this will be a significant Achilles heel going forward. It’s plenty bright and if I didn’t already own the 1.0, I wouldn’t even notice.The Harvest 2.0 doesn’t come with pre-seeded pods. It comes with six grow your own pods and a pack of Black Seeded Simpson lettuce. This setup has given me the experience setting up my own pods that I only used one pod for the included lettuce seeds, and used the other five to start growing my own select herbs and tomatoes. I plan to never purchase pre-seeded pods ago as this was so easy.A new user will probably want to simultaneously order either pre-seeded pods with herbs and/or vegetables to gain experience with growing something other than the included lettuce.I also noticed that the water pump is smaller than the 1.0 pump and has a correspondingly smaller sponge filter. I didn't notice the filter until the first cleaning because it's on the bottom of the removable pump rather than on the pump's side like the 1.0.I have no reservations about recommending the Harvest 2.0 as an introduction to hydroponics or to add to an experienced user’s collection.

this is the 2nd one I bought and carefully followed all instructions and watching YouTube set up instructions with the first one, to my disappointment again this unit would not turn on, lights pump, nothing. I had used seeds from an herb kit I bought when I ordered the first one and then noticed that the seeds that came with the second one had a stamp "guaranteed to grow" with a date stamp on it of 2023. makes me wonder. I didn't notice the date on the first seed pack because when it dint turn on i just processed a return and ordered another, but I can't imagine it to be a coincidence that 2 in a row do not show any sign of life. I tried the live chat, and they sent a link for my credit card to get an agent. I'd say 0 stars for customer service. Buying a different brand!

The media could not be loaded. I am so amazed at how fast my herbs started growing and continue to grow. It was so easy to set it up with the timer light and plant food. Very compact and durable

I bought 2 of these, one for us, one for a gift. We had problems getting the light to work. Know that the LED light needs to snap into the post until it clicks onto the little latch or it will not work. Took out the second AeroGarden to see if it worked, once I figured out what the solution was, I went to pack it away and realized it was missing the growing components: the cones, the soil cones that the seeds go in, the sticky labels that cover the cones (necessary) and the fertilizer. I have contacted AeroGarden and hope they will come through with the missing components. I have one AeroGarden that is about 10 years old and we have really enjoyed it, which is why we went for two more!

I received an AeroGarden as a Christmas Present this previous year and it was one of the best gifts I received! I’ve been growing herbs for a few months now from seeds I had for my outside garden and I now have a bush of basil, rosemary and thyme. The design is sleek and looks great in my bathroom (only place I had room) and it is easy to use! At first I just watered based on the instructions but due to how large my plants are now, I need to water every couple of days. I will say it is pretty bright and I turn it on at night, so it can keep me up at night. But just make sure you put it in an area that you can’t see while sleeping. That’s why I bought a second one and I’m still debating on what to grow in this one! Overall a great purchase for herbs you cook with a lot!

I have several of the different Aerogarden models over the last decade which have all been top notch quality and this specific model of the harvest is VERY BAD QUALITY!!! It’s basically like the off brand junk gardens that fall apart and are worthless within a couple months!!! Also even the older harvest models have the water spout that goes throughout the entire top lid but this harvest model does NOT… also there is no sponge and filter pump inside… its very different and just has a spout that cycles the water… very disappointing… the entire top is thin cheap plastic and definitely not what I would EXPECT from the Aerogarden brand!!!

This is my second Aero garden. As expected, my garden was easy to set up, all lights working well, and absolutely perfect!! There were no missing parts, every necessary piece was accounted for. There is virtually no noise while the garden is plugged in. The garden was in perfect condition with no design flaws or damage to the unit. Very durable and all cones fit perfectly in the cone slots.

I would love to give this a better review, but since Miracle Gro bought out AreoGarden, it's hard to get supplies through Amazon or the Areo Garden website. I'm not sure why they bought AreoGarden, but they sure don't know what to do with it.