Twelve Indoor Growing System

I now have three Aerogardens - a Harvest, a Harvest Elite, and now the Twelve that I received for Christmas. Easy to assemble and sync with my smartphone using their app. The grow lights are very bright, so I set them to come on at 6 am and go off at 8 pm, so as not to distract while we watch a movie. My lettuce seeds started sprouting in 1-1/2 days! With all of the lettuce scares (e coli), I thought it best to grow my own. Great for taller plants. Comes with two packages of nutrients, which for lettuce (like the Romaine I am growing) should last for two harvests. Also includes a siphoning tube for emptying the tank between plantings. Sturdy enough to double as an end table - mine is in our dining room, just outside the kitchen. Love hydroponic gardening! No dirt, no bugs, or other critters that undermine your efforts. In the summer, I'm going to try a few yellow pear tomato plants using the also included transplanting kit. Enjoy! And share your harvests with friends

I'm not sure if my husband will like his gift of the Miracle Gro Twelve, but I do know he will not be surprised. This item gets delivered in a bright package with photos and descriptions of the system all over it. Thanks a lot, Home Depot. No big gift surprise this year.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Once it is set up it runs itself with reminders on your smart phone. Can be used for herbs or our family favorite lettuce. .Now we have a supply of fresh indoor produced lettuce for our salads year around. Reservoir circulates water and nutrients, users don't have to constantly water the plants. Stackable units are available.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I highly recommend this system if you like growing herbs or leafy greens at home. It is very easy to set up and it is controlled by an app on your phone. Fill with water and fertilize when the app tells and everything else takes care of itself.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This product came in a large box and was extremely heavy. It was easy to put together - so easy that my kids could do it for me. My kids also think the app that connects the planter is super cool. The app monitors the light and water so it's almost impossible not to have a successful growing period. Our kale plants are growing very quickly. It's a water based system with no dirt so ideal for inside. The cons are that the grow planter is about the same size as an end table, the water pump is extremely loud and only 4 plants will fit in the planter. It would be best suited for a low traffic room like a laundry room where the pump noise won't bother you. I feel this product would be ideal for an indoor herb cutting garden.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Always wanted to try a water based grow system and the twelve fits the bill. Upon opening the box, the build is quite easy, base, 4 legs & light + base covers. Screws and install tool included, only odd thing was that the two safety screws have a different size head for the center plastic piece. Once built, just add water, some food and plants. We received 4 kale plants, but decided to grow two in the unit, two kale in the room with natural light/water and then start two cilantro plants from seeds. The side by side photo comparison of the kale plants tells the story as to how well the hydro method works. The only downside of the grow system is the dripping sound when the plants are young. It’s like having a water feature in your home which some may like, but I found that I had to make additional trips to the bathroom :). After about 4 weeks the roots will grow and guide the water stream quietly into the base. The grow system also comes with an app for your phone that allows you to track the progress of your plants. It will warn of low water and remind you when to feed. You can also control the on/off times of the light. I tried to run the app on two phones, Incase one of us was out of town but it will only sync over Bluetooth to one phone, still a handy feature. So we have made over 3 nice salads using the young and crisp kale leaves with plenty more to come. Can’t get any fresher than this. No need to hide the flavor of this kale as it is very good and not bitter as some that I have had in the past. Have not tried the cilantro yet but it smells fabulous. When the light and pump are running it uses about 75w of power, pump only uses 3 watts. There is also a dim mode that you can control by using the front touch switch or phone app that will use 29 watts (using kill a watt meter). Did I mention that the grow system looks good to boot. You can also stack units if you wish, but I’m not sure I’d do that. Once the plant life cycle is complete you drain the water using the pump and a bucket, wipe it out and start over with new plants. We are really enjoying the Miracle-Gro Twelve system.

I’ve had this for 1 year and it’s been nothing but problems. The app has been broken for 6 months- Scotts finally pushed an update, but it still doesnt work. Ive tried to contact them but recieved no reaponse. Besides the horrible app, I had to replace the pump twice. Its very easy to do, but dealing with customer service is a nightmare. I waited on hold for over an hour and the CSR forgot to get my address, so I had to call back and wait another hour just to give them the address to ship the replacement pump to. Then there’s the lights, they are so bright you better put it in a room you dont go into at night. Lastly, the pump makes a pretty loud hum. Plants did grow well though, but it’s just not worth the headache.

The pump went out while under warranty. Took several weeks and many emails to finally get replacement. It was too late to start seeds for growing season. When I started my seeds a couple of weeks ago, the replacement pump is defective and now out of warranty. I contacted Miracle-Gro and was told they have no more pumps but if it was still under warranty they would have sent a whole new unit. Well that really helps me! Now I have a $300 piece of junk to throw away. Do not waste your money.

the light is too far up but its pretty!

I thought I was lucky to have bought my system on sale as I was moving into a new place; Needed a side table anyway, in a dark corner. The heavy box was a struggle. I fail to grasp why the need for a pump when the smaller tabletop grower can thrive with sitting water. I just don't think the water has to move that much. The pump is SO LOUD that I can't relax on the couch next to this side table. Worst part: My system DID NOT COME WITH ANY PLANTS/SEED!!! and I found this out only after fully assembling for over an hour... it would be a total hassle to return this! Someone should have told me to just buy a light and a corner table and put live plants under it!!