Hydroponics Growing System

The unit was easy to set up. clear directions for measuring hydroponic food solution. grow pods are easy to use. amazing how fast seeds germinate using hydroponics. pods slide out of sleeve without injuring sprout to transfer into planter. overall a great system.

I've been growing Toy Choi which grows 8-10 inches high from Parks seeds in this black non wifi vs. 12 pod IDOO since February 2022. Since the unit has plenty of space I can use all pods. It germinated fast and grew wonderfully. When I ran out of nutrients since I have aerogarden nutrients I used them in the IDOO. I supplement all my gardens of different brands with Cal mg and Sea magic from parks. This crop is a heavy feeder and likes it cold so I top fill with cold water to prevent bolting. I've been keeping my crop going harvesting from outside in leaving center 4 leaves. The fan helps towards firm, crunchy taste that is mild and delicious. Of everything I own this unit yields a lot. I get 4-5 cups chopped a week. Yes I decided to measure last few times. Love it so much I got another. My price was $67 so therefore excellent return on investment. Very little labor other than top off water via easy to see little window, feed and harvest. I do a complete water change monthly and super easy and fast. If it goes on sale I may buy a couple more lol. The one thing I don't see is extra pumps for sale so I bought an aquarium air pump to insert when pump dies. Also The pods are pricey but nice and firm. My major issue is no cover for the pods to prevent algae so I either use aerogarden labels or makeshift tinfoil ones which work well but it's more labor. So print , buy or make some labels or you will get green algae on top of pods. I never got any due to using covers. Last no major bells or whistles but mostly what you need.

Seriously?!? Can it get any simpler than the iDOO 12 pod indoor hydroponic herb garden?!? I had the whole thing up, planted and running in maybe an hour... My arugula sprouted in 1½ days and I woke up this morning (day 3) and the four different basils are just beginning to sprout. So... I just ordered my second iDOO from Amazon. Excellent product. Insanely easy. Very cool (literally and figuratively) using only a 23W LED panel. I highly recommend this hydroponic garden! Update 4/7/21: It's been 6 weeks since I began my adventures in hydroponics with the iDOO 12 pod indoor... and I've been extremely pleased with the results and I added two current pictures. I began by planting all 24 pods (I have 2 units) - the blank spots in the pictures are plants I've already transplanted. All of those transplants were successful but for one. I had Thai basil next to lemon basil. They had both grown so fast and so bushy that I had to transplant them; however, their respective root balls had grown so incredibly tangled that I was unable to tease them apart (at least without likely causing serious damage.) I finally decided to pick a spot midway between then and used scissors to cut straight across. End result- lemon basil thriving but the Thai basil is lingering on life support (that, in and of itself, is a good sign since today is day 3.) Additional thought: an earlier reviewer mentioned how fast basil sucks up the water. My experience is the same. I started with sweet, Thai, lemon, purple and cinnamon basil varieties and I was having to add 1 liter (between 2 units) every other day. The burn rate I experienced was just over 5 weeks to use all of the part A & B nutrients supplied in the kit so for a single unit, figure about 11 weeks. I've started the second unit's nutrients as of this posting. I've looked all over Amazon for more iDOO parts A & B nutrients and all I can find is a kit with the nutrient + sponges + baskets + covers (the latter two being non-consumables, so kind of an underhanded way to inflate the price if you ask me.) I'm intending on buying an "off-brand" variety of hydroponic nutrients from the many offered on Amazon and I'll update with my results. I figure if iDOO doesn't want to make $ selling individual consumables (if I'm not changing out a plant, I don't even need additional sponges but a plant's gotta eat, right?) then I'll go with an alternate source. (iDOO, you listening?) Other than non-support wrt the nutrient solutions ( I expect this will be of little consequence due to all the alternate sources on Amazon) I still rate this product 5 stars. The project has been fun and I'm amazed at how quickly some plants grew on a day-by-day basis! I've had no problems with the lights or pump on either unit. The timers have both been creeping forward (~20 minutes in 6 weeks being the worse between them.) It's been fun, basically automated with minimal user support-what's not to love? After all that, I forgot to add the biggest plus-an absolutely incredible constant variety of fresh herbs. I'll never go back to dried herbs because I've discovered that fresh tastes so much better! One word of caution: don't eat an entire sage leaf-WOW a little goes a long way. I like sampling all the basil varieties by eating a leaf off the plant to contrast and compare against each other so I thought I'd try that with the sage. I won't do that again.

I have never indoor gardened before and i have not even out door gardened much. I live in an apartment and this seemed like a neat way to get a little taste. Hydro is a lot different then soil but properly maintained i believe it is a much easier solution to plants then dirt. You do have to learn a bit about PH and EC in your water. after that it's much better then soil because you don't have to worry about over or under watering in hydro. As for this device! I have been growing plants in it for 36 days only. I was a little skeptical but it actually works very well. Especially for lettuce or low growing crops. The kale i had wanted to grow way too tall so i had to keep trimming the stalks even though it was a "dwarf" variety. The peppers are starting to flower already. I could stop them but i will let them go. The issues with the device for me are these. The holes are too close together. there might be 12 spots for plants but unless you are growing micro greens you can only realistically keep 4ish full grown plants in there otherwise they would be way too cramped. As you can see in my picture it is pretty cramped and i have 7 plants in there. The height of the LED lamp only goes so high. meaning if you want tall bushy pepper plants this device is obviously not it. This last one is a small issue but i wanted to be able to grow the plants with out using the stickers included but after doing some tests with and without stickers it seems the stickers are pretty important for a couple reasons. being mold and plant stem support. a long with that i found the plants i didn't use the sticker with were more likely to stem split and they all have white mildew on top of the plugs All in all if you are growing some lettuce for some turtles like me or maybe some short pepper plants. This device will do it. Plants i have grown in here and some i transplanted out are. Three varieties of pepper, leaf lettuce, dwarf kale, catmint, marigold, zinnia, lizzies. no plant has died being in the hydro device

Bought this hydro unit for my daughter since she loves to grow plants. So far this unit has done what was supposed to do with ease. Instructions are clear and will take aprox 20 minutes to setup. Comes with everything you need but the seeds. We choose Tiny Tomatoes seeds and placed 3 seeds in each pod, most of them germinated and we left only 1 seedling per pod. The unit has a clever dome that creates a humid environment for the seeds to germinate. The controls are simple enough to understand without reading anything. We added water to the limit, turn on the power, placed the seeds in the pods, placed the pods in the unit and covered them with the domes. 3 days later most had stared to germinate. Besides turning the unit On, you also have to choose the lightning kind for vegetables of fruits. One thing I had to figure out by myself or maybe I did wrong (not sure) is how to use the fertilizers included, I wish the instructions would have been clearer for this. For example, for germination should I use fertilizer in the water? I did not, i drained the water after the seeds germinated and then added fresh water with the ferts, only there are 2 kinds of ferts and no explanation on how or when to add them. I guess someone with more knowledge of growing plants should know about this but I wasn't sure. I am glad to have purchased this for my daughter, I will update when the plants grow to give a final Review. UPDATE: After about a month, these tiny tim Tomatoes are growing full speed! I would have like if the lights were wider than the base so my plants could have bette coverage. I was worried that the air inside the tank would not be sufficient without air stones and with only the pump moving the water but it seems to be fine like it is.

I got this for Christmas; my wife bought it through our shared Amazon account so I'm hoping this review will show up as a verified purchase. I seeded 6 pods on 29 December 2022, four with kale and two with lettuce. Those are the plants you can see growing so abundantly in the photo taken on 21 January 2023. I seeded the other six pods on 13 January 2023, three with arugula, two with cilantro, and one with basil. The arugula are up and looking fine, though still small. The basil is just peeking up now. The cilantro has yet to raise its head. Here are my thoughts: The unit was very easy to set up. I found the instructions to be quite clear. Seeding the sponges and putting the sponges in the baskets was straightforward. The only problem I had was the instructions to put only 3 or 4 seeds per sponge. Most of the seeds I'm working with are so tiny that the best I can do is shake the packet over the sponge and hope that the right number fall into the hole. I ended up overseeding most of the pods, meaning I had to do some serious thinning once the plants were up. Because this will be my first crop and I'm still feeling my way, I have a few unresolved questions: My kale and lettuce look about ready to harvest now, even though they have only been growing for three weeks. Their seed packets say they take 40-50 days to harvest when planted in soil. Do they really grow that much faster in a hydroponics unit? Should I start harvesting now, or wait some more? As you top off the water, which has to be done fairly often as the plants grow, you have to add more of the nutrients that come with the kit. When you replace all of the water in the tank, which the instructions say should be done a week or so after the plants have been growing awhile, you also have to add nutrients. I can see that if I want to have ongoing crops throughout the year, I will have to be buying more nutrients, which aren't particularly cheap. So my question is: Will this be a cost-effective way to have fresh greens for my table, vs. buying at the supermarket, or merely a fun (and potentially expensive) hobby? In summary: I'm quite pleased with IDOO unit itself. However, I'm unsure whether or not in the long run hydroponics will be a cost-effective way of growing food.

I used this to start my herb garden. I love that it has 12 pod spaces. I also love that the basket and sponges worked wonderfully to hold my seeds. I had 100% germination for all my herb. It's easy to set up and comes with everything you need except the seeds. It's a great value for everything you get: the unit itself, grow sponges, sponge holder basket, sticker cover for the tbasket, individual humidity domes, empty space covers to help keep algae out, a place for small stakes or plant labels, and plant food. It's easy to see the water level so you know when to top it off. Please note that unlike the leading name brand, this unit does not have a button to tell you when to add food and water. You must keep track of it yourself. Now for the major con: it is incredibly difficult to find reasonably priced replacement sponges and baskets. I'm reusing my baskets, but you can't reuse the sponges. I found some here that fit ok, but they aren't the same ones that came with the unit. You can buy a replacement kit for $40. It contains new baskets, sponges, food, domes, and label stakes. But, that's half the cost of the unit! Also, you don't get new stickers for the basket, which you definitely need so you can't keep the algae to a minimum. I still love the system, but replacement products need to be more accessible.

Pulled this out of the box and it is about as easy to set up as you can get. Directions are pretty clear. Mix up the stuff, add it to the water and fill to the line on the bottom tank. Pop the cones into the holes and place a seed in. Put the light on the stand and press the button for the light and your done. Light turns on and off by itself so nothing to do. Lettuce came right up and is happily growing. Great for starting seeds or a small lettuce garden. I have no problem getting the larger set from this company. Excellent product

Whole family have one now! Never run out of herbs!

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J'ai reçu cette petite serre d'intérieur pour mon anniversaire et j'en suis plutôt satisfaite pour le moment (2 mois) La mise en place est plutôt facile Le manuel explique très bien comment tout fonctionne avec des images Il y a une alimentation secteur (qui doit être branchée 24h sur 24) Et un câble qui va de la pompe jusqu'en haut de la serre Les éponges de culture sont fournies, ainsi que les supports d'éponges, les capuchons a mettre dessus et les petits panneaux pour savoir ce qu'on plante Il y a aussi deux nutriments avec, à diluer avec de l'eau au moment du remplissage du bac, bien utiles pour que les plants se développent vite ⚠️Par contre il n'y a aucune graine vendues avec, il faudra les acheter en même temps que la serre Deux modes possibles : - fruits & fleurs - légumes La serre s'allume et s'éteint seule à la fin de ses cycles, une fois le cycle lancée il n'y a plus rien à faire, à part renouveller l'eau tous les 14 jours environ Pour l'instant, j'ai eu quelques beaux plants : basilic, melon, pastèque que j'ai pu replanter La croissance dépend de la saison, du temps, des types de graines.. certaines poussent au bout d'un ou deux jours quand d'autres mettent 2 semaines à commencer Le niveau sonore est pour moi pas du tout dérangeant quand le niveau d'eau est sur 4 L minimum (plus le niveau d'eau baisse, plus la pompe sera bruyante) Je recommande donc ce produit qui est facile d'utilisation, d'entretien et qui fait très bien ce qu'on attend de lui 😁

Au bout de seulement 2 jours mes graines avaient déjà germé . Sur les photos ça fait 1 mois et j’ai déjà fait un bol de salade là dessus . C’est vraiment merveilleux . J’adore ce système IDOO. Il faut savoir que si vous avez un puit vous devez prendre de l’eau distillée . Je recommande fortement ce produit. J’avais un Click and Grow avant et ce n’est pas comparable. Celui ci a un filtrer qui fait bouger l’eau. L’avantage aussi est qu’on peut acheter un kit de graine de diverse sorte de légume et simplement les mettres dans les pods . Quand ma salade va être fini je vais essayer de laissé un pods de libre entre chaque salade Cesar car elle devient vraiment grosse . Vous ne serez vraiment pas déçu de votre achat. Je l’ai acheté en spécial au Black Friday, peut-être qu’il sera encore en spécial au Boxing Day pour les intéressés .

LED Light Panel stopped working after 6 months.