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

I bought this as a gift and as part of a lightning deal on Amazon, so the value was a steal as it cost over half less what I paid for mine. The black look is why better than my unit, and it is just as easy to set up as most Aerogardens. The size is perfect for a kitchen counter or end of a kitchen island. And so far, it is functioning as expected as the recipient set it up the same day I gave it to him, and lettuce growing within a week.

At 50% off decided to give it a try. Decent build and a well thought out system. Fun to use. Lack of seeds actually gave me a chance to pick up some of my cooking essentials.

Deducting one star because my Aerogarden didn’t come with seeds as advertised, and because it took me about 30 minutes to get it to turn on. The light hood wasn’t snapped into the post quite far enough, even though it felt like it clicked in place properly. I initially even tested the fit by wiggling, pressing, lightly lifting it, so I really don’t know what the problem was but, it’s working just fine now after removing and reinstalling the light hood.I’ve been using an Aerogarden Bounty for almost 5 years, so with this model I’m kinda missing having a touchscreen display, but it really isn’t necessary, It’s smaller and has a less powerful light than the Bounty, but for the price (on sale) it’s a good value. The charcoal matte finish is surprisingly premium looking in person.

It doesn’t stay on the light schedule. Sometimes I look up and it turns itself off within the 15 hour time period. I did the hold the button to wait for the blinking light and it still isn’t working right. Also the power cord base that plugs in the wall is noticeably warmer than my other hydroponic gardens. I won’t leave it on when I’m gone for an extended amount of time. I will have to invest in a more expensive one with a better time setup.

I bought two of these as gifts, and I don't know if the second one has been set up yet but the first has been running for a week and a half and my girlfriend has some very impressive lettuce going from the seeds that came with it! We only used the middle two pods at first, but we were so impressed that we just bought some tea pods and added those as well.The tea pods were 1 month beyond their sell-by date, so I contacted AeroGarden customer service through Amazon's support page and they got back to me in a matter of minutes explaining that the seeds should last for a year after the sell-by date and were still covered by their warranty for 90 days after purchase. So we put the tea pods in the 4 outer slots today.My only initial complaint about the unit is that you have to plug in or reset the Harvest 2.0 at the same time of day you want the light and pump to start at every day. So if you want it to start at 6am so that the light turns off before bed time, you have to wake up and be ready to reset it at 6am. The model with the LCD allows you to program it, but I knew that when I bought it and I figured this limited inconvenience was worth the lower price and the more simplistic aesthetics of the Harvest 2.0.I should also mention that some of the plastic pod inserts were pretty tight going in. I had to press fairly hard to get them to "seat", but nothing felt like it would break, just that they might be hard to remove when we replant.The "switch" aka "button" is actually neither, it's the little embossed leaf symbol on the top of the lighting canopy, which seems to be a capacitive sensor which detects touch rather being a moving part. You can use this to temporarily turn the light off or on, or long-press it for 5 seconds to reset the daily start time to the current time of day.

What an amazing countertop gift ! Grows herbs in days !!

Bought as a present for family. They like them but at the same time I have heard the light is a bit low...

A very nice product. Just love it. Will buy more of them. I start all my vegies and flowers in it.