Seed Pods for Hydroponics Growing System - (No Seeds), MUFGA Hydroponics Supplies with 24 Grow Sponges, 12 Planting pods,2 Set a&b Hydroponic Nutrient Plant Food,28 Stickers,12 Seeding Cover.

I have 20 or more Hydroponic garden boxes with overall fabulous success. MUFGA is my absolute favorite and I find for the price presents the best value!Hydroponics has become an addiction and I love that MUFGAs perform in every way. You can easily plant lettuce, salad greens, flowers, cabbage and herbs. It's nice that the LED lights can be raised as needed.While I want to grow as many plants as possible, there's still enough space with both the 12 and 18 pod versionsI love that the water reservoirs are big, and it's easy to see water level.Also, you just turn them on early one morning and from then on the built in timer does the rest.Easiest to clean: Idoo and Uruq.Slimmest box, and ideal for windowsill: Duesi.Other than that, all my Hydroponic gardens including MUFGA both 12 and 18 pod systems, Duesi, Uruq, Idoo, are working great! I think all are great choices and you'll be happy with them.It's really helpful to have lights that can be raised as much as possible.I only buy high quality organic, non-GMO Heirloom seeds and highly recommend Baker Creek Rare seeds.I also use all originally provided parts including grow plugs, fertilizer etc.And I buy the replacement plugs and fertilizer from GardenCube, which work well (avoid the cheap ones, they can lead to moldy plants).Avoid:The only absolute disappointing system are Zualais, as all 4 boxes led to moldy rotten plants.Please note I check my plants daily, and feed/water as instructed at least weekly.So it's only the Zuaiai products that have failed.They are easy to set up. The 2 compartments for water (one for fertilizer as expected, the other for water to spray) are a bit confusing, and it's a hassle keeping the spray compartment closed/covered up while refilling the actual feeding reservoir, as the little covers don't stay on well. But that's an easy fix with tape.11 pods may be enough for most gardeners. However, as they as closely spaced, it can lead to insufficient space for the plants.Initially, the systems worked as expected and our Rouge D'Hiver lettuce grew beautifully. The Zualais can unfortunately not have the LED lights raised as much as virtually all my other systems, and that may have contributed to the mold.Again, the reason for all moldy plants in all 4 Zualai boxes is the Zualai product.Of course, by the time mold took over the return window had closed and I called Amazon, who politely said there was nothing that can be done.I recommend you purchase MUFGA to save yourself heartache.

Imagine a triangle with three points: Features, Quality, and Price. Now imagine someone shortened the Features and Quality legs slightly to lengthen out the Price leg to a great price point. What you get is this Mufga 18-pod hydroponics system. Note: I said "pod," not "hole." That is because this unit comes complete with an 18-pod "grow anything" starter kit, including peat plugs, baskets, domes, trellis rods, and even enough fertilizer for four doses.Build quality and form are good but not spectacular—modern shelf art is not. Assembly is dirt simple, though if you accidentally remove the light assembly from the tank (easy to do), it's somewhat annoying to align the rails with the slots on the tank. A really minor quibble, honestly.Function-wise, the machine is simple and efficient, though it lacks many of the mostly superfluous features that similar hydro systems use to justify their significantly higher price points. Some may see this as a disadvantage, but for your average consumer, the features on the Mufga are sufficient. Some reviewers have dinged the unit for a quiet but audible pump sound. I do not hear that sound as it is disguised by the soft rain-like sound of the water being circulated. My plants are young though, and the sound may change as their roots expand. I will update this review if it does.Price: This is where the unit truly shines. It brings a functional, journeyman level of quality and featuresto a price point that is around 25% less than most quality pod hydro systems and over 50% less than name-brand systems. If you are a power user or a research scientist, this may not be for you, but for virtually everyone else, this is the gold standard for quality and functionality at an amazing price point.

The media could not be loaded.  There are a lot of reviews, but everyone is using it differently, so their opinions differ wildly, and may not apply to what you want out of a hydroponic unit like this. I'll go over the pros and cons of this specific unit. Since I have more than one of these units, I'll also give some tips on how to get these to produce the way you want them to. I use + or - (or sometimes +-) to rate each facet.The Unit:Most of these kind of units are pretty much the same. Yes, the Aerogarden costs several times this much, but in terms of general construction, we're not talking about substantial differences in form. There are differences in function, however.+ This one has a cycle timer and a choice of fruit or veggies for the light spectrum. Mine works like a charm. I tested it and it's timed to the second. Super easy.+ The lights are awesome, and the proper spectrum. Honestly, at night I rarely use my kitchen light anymore since I have a rack with two of these units on it in there.+- The pump is slightly too weak for the size of the unit. It definitely works, and it's doing a great job for all the interior plants, but the two holes on each end (the middle and front row), don't get as much flow as the others, which means those plants definitely don't grow as well. I have multiple units, and it is the same on every unit. It's not a deal breaker, because many plants need space and I have to leave some slots empty anyway.+ The height of the unit is spectacular and beats pretty much any other unit I've tried. It telescopes up about 2 feet, which is amazing. That means you can grow taller flowers or veggies, which is a game changer.+ It comes with support stakes and two holes for each planting spot, which is great for growing peas or tomatoes or anything else that needs a little support. I would prefer if there were a few taller stakes, but I'm very happy with what's included.- There are no caps for any empty planting holes. This is moderately important because the light shining into those holes can encourage algae growth if any algae gets into the water. Cleanliness is key.How to Use Just One Unit:A lot of reviews with negative things to say have made a couple of crucial errors. The biggest error is not timing the seeds for sprout time and height. It's exciting to get one of these and it's natural to want to try *all* the seeds, but don't. Seeds sprout after different time amounts and grow at different rates.A good example is Baby Bok Choy versus Tomatoes. Choy sprouts really fast, and grows to its terminal height very quickly, then takes time to fill out before harvest, taking up a good bit of room around its planting hole. If you plant some Tom Thumb Tomatoes at the same time, your bok choy will be a few inches tall before your first two leaves are out on the tomatoes. Your choy will be almost harvest ready by the time your tomato plants are even filling out at 4 inches tall.Why is this important? Because the lights are meant to be close to the top of the plants. Not touching, but close. You're supposed to raise it as the plants grow. If you've raised your lights to 8 inches to accommodate your choy, then your tomatoes are going to suffer with weaker light and not do as well, or get leggy and weak. Plants will try to reach the light, so if the light is close, it will grow stronger stems. If it's far, it will try to grow taller and the stems will be weak.So, if you're just going to buy one of these, plant the seeds that take the longest to sprout and grow slowly first. Then seeds that take long, but grow fast, then fast sprouters and slow growers, then fast sprouters and growers.Also keep in mind the width of the plants. You can see in my video and pictures that some plants, like bok choy, will need to be next to something that doesn't need as much room, and could shade out anything less bulky.Another tip is to remember the roots! If you plant things that are quick harvesters, like bok choy, in the same unit you've planted tomatoes, then you're going to be in for a heck of a time after those choy are harvested. Why? Because of the giant web of roots all tangled up with every other plant's roots in the water. Getting out those roots without damaging other plants is going to be exceptionally difficult.If You're Hungry and Want More:But what if you want to eat all the vegetables? What if you don't want three months of dead roots floating in a unit while your tomatoes or eggplants grow?For one person who wants constant production, I recommend three units, at least. One for quick harvesters, such as choy, lettuce, kale, tatsoi, etc. One unit for continuous harvest veggies like tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, herbs, etc. The final unit is for sprouting and starting new plants to get ready to take their places in the other units. Or, if you're in the mood, for short season items that stay short, like strawberries.With that combination, I've got a continuous harvest going every single day. I never know what I'm eating, but I'm eating it. I clip enough lettuce every day for a good salad, enjoy big beautiful bunches of choy (see that picture!), clip enough herbs to season everything, and prune my rainbow chard for colorful greens every few days. Honestly, it's amazing and the flavors are to die for. (Final tip, try Baker Creek for seeds. Lovely rare and heirloom varieties you can't find anywhere else.)