AeroGarden Grows Plants and Herbs w/out Soil

Household — 14 March 2006
AeroGarden Grows Plants and Herbs w/out Soil

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My previous notion of gardening, plants, and anything that grows from the Earth was that it required soil.  A company called AeroGrow has quickly changed this perspective by offering a system that enables plant growth through the suspension of plant roots in mid air.  AeroGrow’s Aeroponics growth system works by extracting nutrients from the air – as oppose to soil – and additional help is provided through the “smartâ€? lighting and nutrient cycling system that reminds you when to water.  AeroGrow is so confident in their product that they guarantee a 28 day harvest and claim 5 times faster growth 5 then soil based.

Available here starting at $150.

Indoor Gardening with AeroGarden Aeroponics [TreeHugger]

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Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."

  • BigSteve

    Dude? You’ve never heard of hydroponics? Nothing new.

  • http://www.rainydaymagazine.com RainyDayGarden

    Hydroponics..yes. We got a unit to see just what this thing is. This is the simplest system we have EVER set up! We’ll track the growth and update the page once a week…be interesting to see how it compares to our urban garden’s stuff :-)

    Check out the FirstLook here:
    http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2006/RainyDayGarden/AeroGrow/RainyDayGarden_AeroGrowAssembly.htm

    http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2006/RainyDayGarden/AeroGrow/RainyDayGarden_AeroGrowPlanting.htm

  • Matt

    Dude, this is Aeroponics, not hydroponics. Hydroponics doesnot mean without soil. I know plenty of people that grow veggies with Hydro and they use soil. Aerponics is truly without any growing medium whatsoever.

  • http://theworldaccordingtocarp.com/nutrition/vegatable-info/review-of-the-aerogarden.html Jonathan

    It is a great product, there is a pic of mine at my website at
    http://theworldaccordingtocarp.com/nutrition/vegatable-info/review-of-the-aerogarden.html

  • Sam

    Matt, this is hydroponics, not aeroponics. Without “aeration”, such as misters and pressure sprays, this is just plants floating in water, ergo “hydroponics”, regardless of what the company or name of the product says. Don’t get branded, dude.

  • Aqua

    Hey, Sam, have you researched the pictures? It IS Aeroponics…the plants are suspended above the water level and water is “trickled” into the sponge that the seeds sprout into. The plants are never “floating in water” until the roots grow long enough…then they are still suspended in the air. Duh.