The Dirt on Aerogarden
 
The Dirt on Aerogarden
Get the dirt here.

Here's what you find when you open the box.

 The foam crate

This is the first thing you see when you shake it out of the box.
The red outline is where they place a second seed kit if you order it direct from Aerogrow.

Top of packageLight top layer


The top and when you lift the top, the inside of the light dome.
side with neckbase & light bulbs
The neck of the light and the base & bowl
Base & chordsBottom with battery tab
Top & bottom of the base. Tape protects battery which they suggest you replace every 6 months.
close up of base
A close up of the base.
white fix-it lableTop of bowl
The tag on the bowl and the top of the bowl. Strangely, the tag was not on my Black model.
I had to press there to start the water on both white ones, but not when I got my black one. Are they different sizes or made differently?
inside of lid domelightbulb
A close up of where you insert the light bulbs and the light bulb. Note the rectangular European connector. It does not screw in but plugs in. They want you to replace the bulbs every 6 months, right after the warrantee expires.
seeds and seed pod
A seed pod compared to seeds from another company.
dissected seed podinside of pod showing seeds & glue
The seed pod dissected. and the sponge showing the Purple Basil seeds. I removed these seeds to see if I could grow Parsley. Unfortunately they all died.