Hydroponics Growing System 12 Pods, Growell Smart Herb Garden with 96 38W LED Grow Lights, 10L Double-Layer Water Tank, Customizable Cultivation Program, Indoor Garden for Home Kitchen, Office (White)

Alright so lets compare this to a very popular alternative without naming names. This is around the same price as their lowest 6 pod model which has a 20 watt light. This has a 38 watt light. I measured the actual PAR output of the light as well as the DLI (Daily Light Interval). To me DLI is the important thing, it's basically a total "dose" of light a plant gets from the light being on X number of hours a day. You can google the various DLI requirements of the plants you want to grow and make sure this light by itself provides enough. The DLI for the popular 6 pod is only 23 when measured. The DLI for this system is 40. This is all with a 16 hour light on period. Almost twice as high! Let's take some common plants DLI requirements: Lettuce: 12 Tomato: 25-30 (big varieties) Cherry Tomato: 15-20 Basil: 9-15 (higher results in bigger greener leafs). So we can see that this light is more then enough for all of the plants you would want in there. The alternatives 6 pod really isn't up to the task for anything but leafy greens and herbs. It's not that you won't get tomato's to grow it in, they will, they just will not have as many tomato's and they will take longer to ripen. Now let's compare to the cheaper amazon special competitors. I have 5 other brands from amazon, all with the same DLI of about 20. They also all use a small pump to basically bubble water. This unit does it how the name brand competitor does, it pumps the water up to each pod and lets it trickle down the pod. I assume this results in better aeration. The build quality is way better then the cheap clones and a bit better then the real deal. TL;DR Twice the light output of competitors, better aeration, better build quality. Overall no brainer for the money. EDIT One con after a month of using it, the white one with the clear pods has some algae growth around the rims of the pods. I would go with the black one in the future.

I have had a smaller Aerogarden for quite a few years and wanted another option with more planting holes. I chose this one because it was a good price. There are a few drawbacks. I have yet to figure out how to set the timers for the light and the water. Not as easy as the Aerogarden. I do like the amount of light it puts out and I have managed to grow some tomatoes from seed to about 6” tall in a short period of time. Since it is probably my lack of understanding the written instructions, I will probably try to find a few Youtube videos to figure out how to schedule water and light. I think the instructions that come with machine need to be better and show step by step how to do things.

DID NOT LAST 6 MONTHS MODOR TORE UP. I WROTE TO THE COMPANY THEY NEVER RESPONDED. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS ITEM AND COULD NOT USE IT AFTER 6 MONTHS.

Update on my review****** I have been using this on/off since I purchased it. Maybe a total of 4 months of actual operation time. I still really enjoy this item. When I started the unit up I noticed some of the LEDs going out. Reached out to the company so we’ll see how this goes. Not looking for anything free but hope I get the option to at least purchase a new light and not have to replace the entire unit. I like this setup. Works great after you beat your head on the wall getting the electronics setup lol. My advice would be to set it up and give it 24 hours. It didn’t turn off/on right for me at first but the next day cycled correctly. Going on a month now and working flawlessly. Light adjustment is great so far. I do wish the tabs to get the rear bar out were easier to push. Light is very bright. Worth the money

I believe that it is doing good because I just put in the seeds. I check it everyday. Yes I love ❤️ it

Overall, very happy with this unit. The LED array seems high quality, and the main reason I bought this was for the individual feeds to each pod (just like my aerogarden has). This really seems to increase the oxygen in the water. The pump is NOT quiet, but that doesn't bother me. What I didn't like: (1) The control panel is hard to get used to and doesn't always seem to make sense. (2) The connection for the pump is supposed to sit in the reservoir. I actually hang it outside of the reservoir (I know it's low voltage, but damp electrical connections still cause them to corrode, and I don't want to get my hands wet when I'm changing the reservoir). (3) Probably because of the above (an extra cable coming out of the reservoir through the small hole), the surface plate doesn't sit on the reservoir bowl properly, it's like it's slightly warped.

Bought and now i have nice tomatoes... we have been enjoying using it..carefully tomatoes plant grow very tall.