ZMHOOHydroponics Growing System, Herb Garden Kit Indoor with 2 Led Grow Light Modes, Smart Timer Starter Kit, Adjustable Easy-to-Install Magnetic Light Rod for Home, Kitchen, Gardening

Easy Easy Easy!! The setup was easy and making sure the tank stayed full with water is a no brainer...easy-to-use. I had my first harvest and the fresh dill and lettuce was delicious. Lettuce yield enough for 3-4 days of eating. All from two seeds!! The dill was from one seed. Setup was easy, I soaked the sponges in warm distilled water ( heated some water in the microwave) Dropped a seed in the sponges, and added the plant food to the water as instructed, topped each with the plastic lid...once it sprouts, remove plastic lid and watch the magic happen. I've started my second growth cycle with romaine, arugula and spinach. I also ordered another one to grow more veggies. Love it...No Green Thumb Needed 👍🏽

This unit is my first experience with hydroponics. I admit I did a lot more research after purchasing this... That said, I'm now not sure whether this is a DWC (Deep Water Culture) or Kratky setup. There is a very small and weak air pump at the bottom of the tank (barely any bubbles at all), but it does NOT pump nowhere near enough air for a standard DWC setup (which in this case should be around 8 gph) and it also switches on and off every 30 minutes (DWC requires 24hr air pumping). If you fill the water to the MAX level, then it's too high for Kratky. The manual does NOT have instructions on maintaining water level, so that further adds confusion whether this is a DWC or Kratky setup.My guess is that this works as a Kratky with some aeration. However the water should NOT be filled to the MAX level; it should be lower in order for the plants to create air roots.Anyway I had to return this unit because the air pump seemed to have stopped working in a number of days. I suspected something was wrong because I was noticing root rot (brown roots) of some transplants I had put in this unit, with the water at MAX level, and roots completely submerged.Another con is that the pods are very tightly spaced (about 2 inches apart), so as your plants grow, I suspect they will block the light to each other.My research also tells me that it's harder to maintain pH the smaller the tank. I haven't had this long enough to make that determination.Overall it's not a bad unit. It's a great value compared to the big name brand. It's probably good for very small plants. The light is great. Not sure if I'd plug in the air pump wire. Instead I'd use it as a Kratky tank.

This was great until it stopped working 6 months after I set it up on January 20th. Something happened to the power supply. I did send a message to the seller, but they never replied back. Without the option to replace the power supply, this is an overpriced piece of plastic. I can't recommend this product. I now have a bunch of dying strawberry plants. Stay away - no customer service.I am revising my rating. The seller contacted me. I appreciate good customer service.

This product is very easy to use, have been running it for about a month and a half now without too many issues. The one thing I don't particularly enjoy are the light timers, it keeps turning on earlier and earlier. Initially I set it up to start at 7am, as time went by it started turning on earlier and earlier forcing me to reset it once a week or so. For the price I got it though, that is a perfectly manageable issue. All in all a great introductory product to small hydroponics setups

Update 9/27/22: this company sent my dad and his wife a brand new unit after theirs failed within a year. New respect for this seller!!I purchased this for my dad and his wife as a Christmas gift in 2021. They set it up in January 2022 and have loved it until…well this week. Not even a year and it’s not working. I did not purchase protection because I figured if they get a few years out of it, that it will pay for itself, but not even a year? If seller can rectify this I will be happy to amend the review. My dad is working with them right now but they needed the order number. Hoping all goes smoothly