Rise Gardens Starter Kit

If you have a little more time, space, and money to invest in your indoor gardening experimentations, then the Rise Gardens Starter Kit is an excellent option. It's a personal favorite of many experts, especially the Strategist author Liza Corsillo, who was "blown away by the number of different veggies (and sheer quantity of food) we could grow." Most customers have used it to grow crisp, tasty lettuce heads, and the firm also offers seed pods for herbs, vegetables, and flowers.

The Rise Gardens Starter kit does take approximately a half-hour to install; also, it needs weekly care, which includes adding fertilizer and a pH adjuster to the tank, as well as replacing the water. Pods should germinate in a sealed jar for another week or two before being transplanted to the garden. While the app's instructions make this reasonably uncomplicated, if you're looking for a totally hands-off alternative, AeroGarden could be a greater fit.

Some reviewers discovered that the additional preparation was well worth it in terms of food quality: they find themselves snacking on greens and arugula while pruning the gardens, and the Rise Gardens' basil also won tremendously in a blind tasting test conducted by Corsillo from the Strategist review platform.

Ratings: 4.3 stars (from 52 reviews)

Price: $249

Buy it at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098K82JSV