iDOO Hydroponics Growing System, 12 Pods, Herb Garden, Indoor Herb Garden for Christmas Smart Garden, Automatic Timer Germination Kit with Fan, Water Pump, Height Adjustable, 2 Modes, ID-IG301, Black

I grow basil and salad leaves during the summer, but am keen to move away from bagged salad and decided to give this a try to keep the leaves coming all year long. The equipment appears to be well made, with an easy-to-follow instruction booklet. The kit itself is bigger than I thought - too big for my windowsill - but should mean plenty of room for salad and herbs to grow. The lights are very bright and can be set for either veg or fruit, and the lighting hood moves up and down on a sturdy arm as the plants hopefully grow. There is a quiet fan in the hood (low hum) and a pump in the well, which I can't hear. It works on a timer, providing 16 hours of light and regular water flow. You could easily set this up to provide light overnight, which might make it less distracting during the day if it bothered you - though, I quite like the pink hue. I have ordered some different seeds to try (ghost chillies, coriander and salad), though have started off with some basil, rocket and chard to see what happens. Will post an update in a month or two, when I should have something to show! The kits comes with two bottles of fertiliser, which should last a good few months. The sponges, I think are reusable to a degree, but you get 24 to start you off and you can buy replacements. You obviously get the pots and some germination caps, plus a load of plastic plant labels, which are probably unnecessary for me. The base unit is 35 x 26 cm, if you're considering a particular spot. Just to have to wait to how things grow! Overall, happy so far for the price, but will update in a month or two.

I recently purchased this for my wife as she is keen to do more gardening, however we do not have a huge amount of space and also have to put up with our typical wet and cold British weather, so after researching ideas I came across this product so she could try something new for growing herbs or starting off some of her other seeds, before transferring to the garden or her (hopefully soon, allotment). I personally liked the idea of having something small and compact, without a great deal of messy soil and she gets to try something new during lockdown; result! It arrived on time via Prime, and was well packaged in an outer Amazon box with its own cardboard box inside. Upon opening that, the item itself is well secured with protective packaging to keep it secure in transit. Each item inside was well packed and in its own box or bag along with a nice guide to help you get setup and using it quickly. Getting it setup is quick and straightforward, and has everything you need to get going (pump, soil foam pods to put your seeds in, labels to write what seeds you've planted, plastic covers to keep the seeds protected, and bottles of plant food to help them grow!). From looking on Amazon it doesn't look like replacements are too expensive either so shouldn't cost too much to keep using it in the future. The light unit has modes for both fruit and veg, depending what you're growing, while it also has controls for the turning the fan and water pump on/off. So far so good from my initial impressions and getting setup. Now it's over to my wife to really enjoy it and grow things but she is indeed very happy with my surprise gift!

Had the product less than a week. First impression were that it was much better than I expected, in a good way. It was easy to put together and came with lots of bits (although no seeds). The water container is easier to fill and monitor the level on. The controls are very easy to use. It is less than a week so nothing growing yet but it seems to be doing a good job. The fan is slightly noisy but bearable. It looks modern and good on the side.

Always wanted to get into hydroponics and it's been great fun using this to do so. Really simple to set up with very little maintenance. Cleaning it is pretty easy too. I can't help but check on it at the start and end of the day to see the progress made. I've planted a few herbs, lettuce and tomatoes in mine with great success so far. The only regular maintenance you need to do on this is to top the water level up and add nutrients. It's 5ml of Part A & 5ml of Part B per 1L of water and it seems to keep them all happy. I've not had any root rot or other issues so far. My only gripe is that you can't buy the solution separately/independently. There is a 'accessories set' pack with all the additional side bits in but as I've became pretty adept at recovering the plastic containers, there is only so many extra I need. Will probably have to look into a long term and better way to obtain the plant nutrients solution without having a small mountain of extra things.

Great item

I got this for Christmas; my wife bought it through our shared Amazon account so I'm hoping this review will show up as a verified purchase. I seeded 6 pods on 29 December 2022, four with kale and two with lettuce. Those are the plants you can see growing so abundantly in the photo taken on 21 January 2023. I seeded the other six pods on 13 January 2023, three with arugula, two with cilantro, and one with basil. The arugula are up and looking fine, though still small. The basil is just peeking up now. The cilantro has yet to raise its head. Here are my thoughts: The unit was very easy to set up. I found the instructions to be quite clear. Seeding the sponges and putting the sponges in the baskets was straightforward. The only problem I had was the instructions to put only 3 or 4 seeds per sponge. Most of the seeds I'm working with are so tiny that the best I can do is shake the packet over the sponge and hope that the right number fall into the hole. I ended up overseeding most of the pods, meaning I had to do some serious thinning once the plants were up. Because this will be my first crop and I'm still feeling my way, I have a few unresolved questions: My kale and lettuce look about ready to harvest now, even though they have only been growing for three weeks. Their seed packets say they take 40-50 days to harvest when planted in soil. Do they really grow that much faster in a hydroponics unit? Should I start harvesting now, or wait some more? As you top off the water, which has to be done fairly often as the plants grow, you have to add more of the nutrients that come with the kit. When you replace all of the water in the tank, which the instructions say should be done a week or so after the plants have been growing awhile, you also have to add nutrients. I can see that if I want to have ongoing crops throughout the year, I will have to be buying more nutrients, which aren't particularly cheap. So my question is: Will this be a cost-effective way to have fresh greens for my table, vs. buying at the supermarket, or merely a fun (and potentially expensive) hobby? In summary: I'm quite pleased with IDOO unit itself. However, I'm unsure whether or not in the long run hydroponics will be a cost-effective way of growing food.

Good

se lo compre a mi novio y no le pudo encantar mas

Der Versand klappte super. Die Lieferung war am nächsten Tag schon da. Die Verpackung war optimal und ließ sich gut öffnen. Beim auspacken und ersten anfassen erschien uns das Gerät als qualitativ hochwertig, was sich im weiteren Verlauf immer wieder bestätigte. Das Zusammenbauen war kinderleicht und klappte auf Anhieb ohne dabei die Anleitung lesen zu muessen. Also eine top Ergonomie und Nutzererfahrung. Beim Bepflanzen ergaben sich keinerlei Probleme da gerade dieser Vorgang sehr verständlich beschrieben ist. Der Einsatz des Düngemittels lässt sich wunderbar dosieren. Auch hier ist die Anleitung super. Nun freuen wir uns auf unseren ersten, frischen Salat, der bereits nach 3 Tagen zu Keimen begann. Das Gerät steuert sich komplett selbst, wenn man die richtige Pflanzenart einstellt. Beim Nachfüllen mit Wasser muss man ein wenig aufpassen, da die Oeffung recht klein ist. Insgesamt eine tolle Sache zu einem super Preis.

Funziona alla grande. Piantine crescono super veloce. Ottimo per tenere piantine aromatiche tipo basilico, menta, timo.. ma nulla di più.non è un orto.