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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Is it really big enough to keep you in fresh greens?
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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
what he said! I've thought about those a lot but wonder if they are worth it?
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Depends on your expectations. If you are wanting to have fresh salad for you and your family nightly, then no. At least not with a single machine. If you want to always have fresh herbs on hand for use in cooking, or a handful of greens to toss in a dinner salad, sandwich, then yes.
This is about 2 months of growth on 4 "pods" (there is room for 7 pods total, in the 'classic' AeroGarden) of lettuce seeds. These particular plants have already been harvested twice. You can cut them down and in two weeks they'll be about this high again, or you can clip a handful whenever you need them, and the more mature leaves will get even larger.
A growing "season" for most of the greens seems to be about 4 months, so you could imagine with a couple of these in rotation growing different mixes -- and they sell dozens and dozens of seed mixes -- you could have a pretty great system going. Of course you could do your own hydroponics or soil growing indoors for a LOT cheaper, but these gardens are just so simple.
Depending on your tastes you can grow whatever mix you think you'll get the most use out of: Salad Greens, Mesclun, Romaine, Arugula, and Baby Greens. Too many things to list lol. You can also buy ready to use blank pods, to put in whatever type of seeds you want, including flowers.
They have a "mini" garden with just 3 pods, I've bought those as gifts for friends with children. It is a kind of cool way to introduce kids to gardening and get them excited about eating something they've grown on their own.
Bottom line, I guess going to the grocery store is going to be cheaper and easier, no doubt -- but if you already like gardening or growing things, these are fun. And at least you know how fresh and clean the greenery is, so no worry about pesticides, etc.