Do you know of any good home gardening kits?
• The Smart Garden 3
Sera Rogue, the owner of the Brooklyn gardening company Red Fern, says that many of her clients want a year-round herb garden in their kitchens for cooking and making fun cocktails. “Unfortunately, this can be difficult because, in general, city kitchens lack the full sun necessary to keep herbs alive.”
Herbal roots are also quite simple. They need watering every day. This click-and-grow style is her top option for a kit that handles watering and lighting issues. It contains a self-watering planter with an integrated grow light and “wonderful Keurig-type plant pods using ‘NASA-inspired smart soil,’ so you can observe your plants grow from seeds,” according to Rogue. She suggests watching the brand’s “friendly, basic” tutorials on how to assemble the kit.
• Smart Garden 9- Indoor Home Garden
A Click and Grow Smart Garden planter can hold nine plants and is filled with seed pods for cherry tomatoes, basil, and green leaf lettuce. George Pisegna, the deputy director and chief horticulture at the Horticulture Society of New York, likes it because it comes with a self-watering container and an LED grow light. It also comes with plants. According to Pisegna, both methods are flawless and work in every apartment or house.
• Modern Sprout Growhouse
There are lots of things you can grow in this grow house. It was more expensive, but it’s very well-made. If you don’t have enough counter space, the grow house comes with hardware that allows you to hang it anywhere you choose. “It’s perfect for apartment living since it’s modestly small and has a solid, quality-looking vibe — no more plastic décor,” says Sofija Sutton, general manager of Sprout Home in Brooklyn of this Modern Sprout Growhouse.
It also has a pleasant “tranquil fading” feature that simulates the impression of dawn or twilight as the light turns on or off. To adjust lights or set them on a timer, install the Modern Sprout phone app.
