Fresh Herbs in Your Kitchen

Apartment living or lack of outdoor space is no reason to miss out on having a garden. Consider an AeroGarden!

An AeroGarden is a complete herb garden that sits right on your kitchen counter. Don't worry about getting potting soil all over your cooking food prep surfaces; the AeroGarden is a hydroponic unit with the plants' roots resting right in the water.

No sunlight? No problem. These units come with a special grow light that helps the herbs absolutely thrive. While great for your plants, be warned, the light is quite bright. If your kitchen (or wherever the unit is placed) is adjacent to a bedroom, you may need to fashion something to block out the light. A minor inconvenience for fresh herbs. Most units will turn the light on and off automatically, depending on the needs of your plants. You can also adjust the light timer.

The daunting question of when to feed your plants is simplified as well. Many models come with an automated screen that tells you days ahead of time when your garden will need to be fed. This is a great feature because if you are out of plant food, you can hop right onto Amazon and have their patented plant nutrients delivered right to your doorstep. You can also re-order the herbs or just the inserts for replanting.

This is not an affiliate post. We actually have one of these in our own home that we purchased as a novelty item. While we were not completely sold on the unit at first, we now have more herbs than we know what to do with. Three months of growth yielded three harvests from the best growers and two from the slowest-growing herbs. Experiment with your favorite herb combinations, and get the kids involved, too!

You can find them HERE and at select retailers.
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