inbloom Hydroponics Growing System, Upgrade Indoor Garden 3.0 with 5 Pods with More 20% Red Grow Light, Indoor Herb Garden 2.5L Water Tank Compact for Kitchen Home Windowsill Table, Green

I recently bought this hydroponics growing system as a gift for my mom, and she has been thrilled with it. Compared to other hydroponic systems I've seen, the lighting system on this one is scientifically optimized with true color LEDs and an extra 20% of red light to maximize yield. The lamp casts a bit of a purplish shade, and it definitely works. Also, it’s very compact and fits on my counter-top without taking too much space. What's more, it doesn't require much work on our part - after just a week or so of being set up, the herbs started sprouting and growing by themselves. All we have to do is top up the water from time to time

It was very easy to use and helps start plants indoors. Was able to grow multiple herbs and it takes the work out of gardening

I got the Inbloom 5 pod in green. I was searching for a smaller hydroponics unit that would fit on a shelf next to my sage colored Aerogarden one. This one was the right size and the green looked close to the sage color. I was thrilled when I got it, and it was the same color! In comparison the Aerogarden one it's not as easy to use but for the price it's a good machine. A few tips I learned. The first tip is when putting your seeds in the pods try to get them down the hole as far as you can. My black seeded simpson lettuce seeds weren't far enough in and when they sprouted the roots grew out. I tried pulling one out and pushing the root down in and it ended up dying. That maybe wasn't such a bad loss because it was the one in front of the water level meter so I can see the level easier. I also have Buttercrunch lettuce and a Aerogarden Basil in the other pods that are doing good. Tip two: Premix your water and plant food into a bottle and use that to fill your machine as the level gets lower. I was used to the Aerogarden and thought when it got low you would add the plant food directly into the machine. I ended up putting too much plant food in. Tip 3: make sure your plant's leaves aren't preventing the water gage from going up when filling with water. My lettuce leaf was holding it down and when the seed pods popped up I realized it was too high with water. Tip 4: it has two different light settings one is for vegetables and one for flowers make sure you have the right one on for what you're growing. It's a little hard to read the settings on the top because the writing is very small and faint. Tip 5: make sure your light isn't much higher than your plants. When you first start have it as low as it will go. Then as they grow keep raising it. This will prevent your plants from being stringy. Overall, I am very happy with my Inbloom unit. I think it's a good machine for an affordable price! It came extremely well packaged in this cool box. You might have to put the pump in place (I think mine wasn't and maybe the sponge wasn't in it, but it was pretty obvious where it was supposed to be). I like the covers to keep the light out on pods that aren't in use. The pod labels were kind of a pain to get on. I couldn't get the tabs to stick. But they stayed on even without the tabs tucked under. I didn't notice a difference in the pod moss quality from Aerogarden. They seemed to work just as good as long as you get the seeds down in there far enough and they are much cheaper. The light is a little hard to slide up and down. The plug in the back pulls out easily. The lights are much pinker in color than the Aerogarden but they seem to work just as well. Pretty soon I will be eating my lettuce. I've already harvested a few Basil leaves.

I bought this for a really good price and it didnt have a ton of reviews but they were mostly good. I gave it a try and Im pleasantly surprised. It feels and looks high quality and it is so quiet. Ive been wondering whether the pump was even working for the first few days but sure enough, it works perfectly. I just couldn't hear it! It is sleek and the price is really fair which is rare nowadays. Highly recommend!

I purchased this cute machine in October 2024, however, I am still on the fence as to its reliability. I "planted" a basil plant, a cherry tomato plant, and a marigold to start. The marigold never germinated. The basil grew just fine until the plant tilted out of the water hole (even though it was supported by two poles) and snapped. I rescued the remaining basil stems and am now just growing them in a dish of water (pic #3). Though the cherry tomato plant appears healthy I fear losing the flower buds. First pic was taken 03-13-25, and second taken this morning 03-18-25. Fully watered, fed, and kept away from drafts yet buds are dropping off. Last issue I have is regarding the control buttons. Minor design flaws perhaps; however, the print of the button names needs to be darker, and the buttons could be located on the lower half of the machine. Being situated on top of the machine is extremely inconvenient for me to reach considering I have the machine placed in my kitchen on a stand away from snoopy kitties. Overall, the price is reasonable and trial and error is obvious (at least for me). Will update in a few months.