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My BF bought me one a few months back and I love it. While certain things didn't grow very well (my mint & parsley), I've had fresh basil whenever I want it for months—purple & regular. The basil grew better than anything else, but the chives, thyme & dill all grew fairly well. My friend has one as well - his parsley & mint grew great, but his chives & thyme never grew at all. Their customer support is great though, and they sent me replacement bulbs when one of mine blew, and sent my friend a new seed pod when his thyme never sprouted. For $99 it's a great toy, and if you're curious now is as good of a time as any to try it.

I love my Aerogarden...basil is definitely the most prolific herb, but I had more mint than I could use, and a good amount of chives. Parsley and Cilantro was tricky, as it would grow tall, but never filled out with any density. It's easy to take care of. I have mine in a corner in the basement and it's happy as a clam down there, not in the way, not making a mess. I received mine as a gift, but have probably made this sale price back after 2 plantings, in money saved for fresh herbs, which I was buying pretty often.

I bought one last week, and my husband set it up over the weekend. Some of the herbs have already germinated! I look forward to having fresh herbs all year, the growing season is so short in Chicago. The one I bought last week is larger, the Pro 100. When I saw this unit in the Gold Box today, I ordered another one.

I have two. I found the herb kit that comes with the garden to be sort of unbalanced--the basil grows like mad and shades everything else if you don't keep it pruned hard. I just finished with some mixed greens (really great!) and the Salsa garden, cherry tomatoes and jalapeno pepper. The tomatoes grew well and were pretty tasty (I'd choose a different variety), but I never got the pepper (single plant) to pollinate.

It's really, really easy. Just add water regularly--every couple of days for me when everything was full sized--and add the fertilizer tablets every two weeks. I grow herbs in pots in my apartment windows--one of things I like about the gardens is that I can put them anywhere, including the dark corners of my apartment where I can't grow anything without plant lights.

I'm definitely doing the salad again. And I think I'll get the "delux" kit to make the system larger, taller hood and bigger lights, which comes with a set of blank seed cups. I'll be able to choose my own seeds, and grow full sized tomatoes or something.

Boo, it's up to $129.99.

I am dead broke, and would of bought it for $99.99, but not $129.99.