AeroGarden Pesto Basil Seed Pod Kit (6-pod)

I got a used aero garden from a friend and needed some pods to plant. I chose herbs because I used them the most and figured that would be the easiest. I planted these at the end of August and have been using hers since late September. It is mid October now. As you can see in the video, some of the herbs did not grow, but I truly believe that is my fault because I did not trim back and use the savory so the light is not getting to them, but that could be an issue and I’m sure it’s different for each batch so don’t let that dissuade you. I am very happy with the herbs. I did get out of this as I wasn’t expecting much. They’re very fragrant and flavorful. Very easy to grow!

Keep your box for the guarantee, you need the lot number off of each pod that does not sprout. I have just spent the last 40 minutes on the aerogarden website with their Chat. I took a picture of which pods did not sprout but for some reason the picture would not download from my Fire tablet. I tried over and over and it would only load into email and the Chat could not use it unless I downloaded it there. Three of the six pods did not germinate after 26 days. It never occurred to me to keep the box they came in! The Chat said I would be contacted in two days. I'll let you know what happens. Update: I have emailed all the information requested twice now and still haven't heard from them. They can't send me new seed pods but they can give me a partial price refund. It has been almost four weeks since I started requesting the refund. I don't think they are going to refund anything. Update: I finally got so angry I went to the Scotts Miracle Grow website and did the "chat" option. After I told it how upset I was it put me through to a human. My refund of $8.69 arrived today. I assume that is the value of the three pods that did not germinate. What an unnecessary bother. I guess they think if they put you through enough hoops you'll give up.

I've used these multiple times to start my Aero Garden over from scratch. The pods sprout within days and once the leaves start peaking through the paper, they grow very quickly! Often times within 2-3 weeks, I have so much basil I can hardly use it fast enough. Trimmings from the plants can also be used as starts and transplanted to other pots. Many times I take trimmings and put in a glass of water and they'll start rooting into the water if I don't eat them after a few days. Within a month, the Aero Garden is overwhelmed with basil and I make pesto. But if I don't get around to making pesto or using as much as I thought, the plants can easily get out of control and take over. They'll grow around the lights and even go to seed if not pruned regularly. I'm still kind of learning how to extend the usable life of these plants because after about 3 months of regular pruning and using small quantities daily, the plant just gets thicker and more hearty and the leaves grow kind of yellow instead of deep green. They'll sometimes begin to flower and go to seed if left untouched long enough. Right now, I have some older growth from my last kit, and the stalks are so thick now that they still produce a lot of leaves, but as a mature plant, they drink nearly a pitcher of water a day and drop leaves all over the place. When it gets to this point, I usually order another kit to start over and when I clean out the Aero Garden reservoir, the root system is incredible almost completely filling the machine. I think it's probably best to transplant each pod into a pot outside the Aero Garden before the roots get so embedded once it hits maturity like this.

So this'll be my 5th time planting the Aerogarden. Fresh herbs are cool to have if you cook a lot. If you don't then perhaps not so much. If I had one complaint, it would be that they seem to put Thyme in these kits a lot. News flash- thyme almost never sprouts, and when it does, it typically doesn't produce any meaningful amount of herb before dying suddenly. Just not a great herb for this particular product. This kit had both thyme and savory. Savory doesn't do so hot, either. The trick to these Aerogardens is to get a kit that's a few sizes larger than your garden- 6 pod garden? buy a 9 pod kit. So if one doesn't sprout, you have a replacement. Yes, they guarantee their stuff will sprout- I wish you luck with that. I was never able to get any traction to that end the time I had a whole kit that didn't sprout. If you're the kinda person who can't let this kinda thing go, maybe do something else.

I used to love my Aerogardens (I have two Harvest units) for years. Then Aerogarden 'went out of business', wasn't selling seed pods anymore :( I tried generic brands (horrible, pods didn't fit or didn't grow) I tried buying "grow anything" pods which you add your own seeds to pods...again, either the pods sizes were off and/or the seeds didn't grow... plus trying to get a bottle of the right fertilizer or figure out what to use (fertilizer brand, proper ratio to use in the Aerogarden ...) was another nightmare. I was so very happy when Aerogarden decided to reestablish itself and start selling again! They were no longer offering a 'select your own' choice of individual seed pods that i preferred, but I was happy enough to get my Aerogarden up and running again with their herbs kit complete with their MiracleGro fertilizer so i ordered this pre-made selection of assorted ones. Delivered, set up immediately, so excited! 3 weeks later, not one of the six seed pods germinated. Not one. As i said, I've been doing my Aerogardens for YEARS, I'm not a newbie, I did everything correctly... these pods were all duds. I contacted Aerogarden as directed on Amazon. They opened a "case" and now I wait, hoping for a refund, and really very disappointed not to have my herbs growing (it's Fall in NY right now, no more outside gardening :(

Three pods did not grow. i have tried to contact aero garden for replacements but have not been able to contact them. I gave 3 star because the other pods produced and we have been able to use them in cooking.

This was gifted to us the Christmas of 2019. The Tyme, parsley and basil grew well. When spring arrived it was transplanted in the greenhouse. Thus was useable for many months. Consequently I reordered the seed pods from Amazon to begin another growing process. I love the process of growing during winter months and having fresh herbs. It’s an extremely easy 1–2-3 process.

I purchased my Aerogarden during the COVID pandemic, and appreciate now having direct herbs growing downstairs for quick access in the fall/winter months when my garden isn't available! I appreciate the pods coming to be via Amazon Prime, and I don't think Aerogarden now delivers directly to Canadian addresses and this saves me time looking around for them. All the pods I received on this order grew successfully!

Great Product!

Grew very successfully

Très bien semences de qualité