AeroGarden Harvest 2.0 Indoor Garden Hydroponic System with LED Grow Light, Holds up to 6 AeroGarden Pods, Black

I’ve been enjoying watching my herbs grow in this user friendly hydroponic garden! The instructions were easy to follow & it’s been practically hands off since I started my seeds (besides the occasional water refill & plant food addition). I started common mint & basil on 2/6/26 & two months later I have healthy, mature plants. I like how I can adjust the grow light as the plants grow taller. Overall a great product!

I’ll preface by saying I’m a senior and a gadget guy. A year ago, I bought the Aerogarden Harvest (another gadget) on sale, but didn’t set it up for another 10 months. Why? Well, I sometimes buy things on sale, but really want them as a gift down the road for someone. Then, as a senior, I forgot about it until after Christmas. A few months later, I realized that the Aerogarden has a 12-month warranty, so I figured that I better get started with it. Unfortunately, the included pre-seeded herb pods looks like they were all opened, so I had no idea what I was really planting until they started to sprout and I did a lot of juggling their name stickers. The unit was brand new in its original packaging, but the seed pods were definitely tampered with. I’ll call this Harvest model the 1.0 to avoid confusion. Four of the six pods sprouted and I was happy with that. I could have contacted Aerogarden to get replacements, but I planned to get another Aerogarden, and I’d have more than enough things to plant, especially after I bought a lettuce greens pre-seeded pod kit. My wife saw what a fun time I was having with the Harvest 1.0, that she figured that she’d surprise me a 2.0 for Father’s Day. I had read about and watched review videos about the Harvest 2.0 being a dog of a system. I writing here to explain that in my limited experience, that’s not the case. One review mentioned the inconsistent grow light timing to the point that I thought it was going to be on a random schedule. That’s not what I experienced. There are instructions on how to set the 2.0 grow light and the two Harvests I own have the same exact 15-hour schedule down to the minute, but are set up differently from each other. My only fear about opening this present and making the return more difficult was that this person was correct and my light schedule would be based on random times. Nope, it works fine. I believe that this person may missed this point in the directions or received a defective unit. The same reviewer mentioned that his 2.0 unit did not come with clear grow covers for holding humidity and didn’t know if that was an error or if the unit wasn’t supposed to have the grow covers. The 2.0 doesn’t have the grow covers included. Several reviewers have also pointed out that the 2.0 only puts out 15w of light compared to the 20w of the 1.0. I’m not experienced enough with hydroponic gardens to know if this will be a significant Achilles heel going forward. It’s plenty bright and if I didn’t already own the 1.0, I wouldn’t even notice. The Harvest 2.0 doesn’t come with pre-seeded pods. It comes with six grow your own pods and a pack of Black Seeded Simpson lettuce. This setup has given me the experience setting up my own pods that I only used one pod for the included lettuce seeds, and used the other five to start growing my own select herbs and tomatoes. I plan to never purchase pre-seeded pods ago as this was so easy. A new user will probably want to simultaneously order either pre-seeded pods with herbs and/or vegetables to gain experience with growing something other than the included lettuce. I also noticed that the water pump is smaller than the 1.0 pump and has a correspondingly smaller sponge filter. I didn't notice the filter until the first cleaning because it's on the bottom of the removable pump rather than on the pump's side like the 1.0. I have no reservations about recommending the Harvest 2.0 as an introduction to hydroponics or to add to an experienced user’s collection.

I purchased this in fall October 2024, used it once to start some seeds in spring 2025 then cleaned it and stored it away. It's March 2026 now and I took it out to start some seeds again and the pump no longer works. Everything else works completely fine except the pump so I reach out to aerogarden to purchase a replacement pump and their response was " replacement parts are not available for purchase " and was told to purchase a brand new unit instead. I don't want to spend $90+ on a brand new unit when mine is perfectly fine except for the pump which was only used the ONE TIME. I thought I would try something new but I guess I'll just stick to regular dirt and water to start seeds in the future. These things do not last!

This was a gift, and I really enjoy it. It’s easy to use and works well for growing plants indoors. Everything grows nicely, and it’s been a fun and rewarding addition. Great gift idea!

Love my aerogardens. This one I would love if it has a feature where the light can be reset without having to do it at the time you want the light to go on everyday which is 5:30am for me so I need to get up unplug/plug at that time to start the timer. Other wise the 3liter reservoir and easy slide to raise light is great for me compared to my other aerogardens.