I live in a very hot climate where we've been receiving excessive heat warnings... My outdoor garden has taken a hit, but this hydroponic system allowed me to continue my love of gardening indoors. It's also allowed me to "play" with different kinds of seeds and propagating plants from outdoors. I even started a couple of apple tree seedlings from the seeds that rooted in an apple core, and several other seedlings from seeds in the produce I actually bought at the grocery store. So this system has expanded my gardening potential exponentially! The only downfall is when it came to transplanting, some of the root systems get so tangled up that it becomes difficult to even remove them from the plastic cages. I gave up trying to separate them from the sponge, and just planted my seedlings (sponge and all) and they're doing just fine!

super easy to use and maintain

When I received the product it was missing stuff with it. As soon as I opened it and found that out I should have returned it. But I kept it as I wanted to try it out. I contacted idoo and told them what parts were missing and I was receiving like a interrogation from them like I was stupid and how could they forget to put stuff in the box. Took over a week to finally resolve and when they shipped the replacement parts it was the wrong stuff. I just powered thru and dealt with it. Grew some veggies the last few months and it's been nice. A few days ago the light stopped working and I was like oh great. Now I have to deal with idoodoo again. So I emailed them a few days ago and suprised suprise no response. Do you're sell a favor and don't buy anything this company has to sell. If you do buy that extra warranty and if it dies deal with the warranty company not idoo.

Edit: they replied and wouldn't fix and didn't have anything to send me... Then they offered me 70% of what I paid even though it's still under warranty. I just accepted it and wanted to move away from doing business with them.

Edit: they just replied and said they would be giving me a full refund and send me parts to try to fix the problem. I really do appreciate them going the full route to get this resolved.

Have been using this for 6 months. It works well. No issues. Connects to my phone via their app. Plants grow well. You can set your on and off times. The food that came with it works well. I did try a different kind of food that was cheaper but it did not work as well. So went back to their food and much better growth. Just remember to drain it once a week and put in new water and food. Herbs and lettuce all grow well.

I set this up on Sept 13th, the pictures attached are from Oct 8th.
I bought the seeds from a seller on Amazon, these plants are thriving in this hydroponic set up for sure!
I'm growing Cilantro, Lavender, Tiny tims, Parsley and Mint. The tiny tims are flowering! The Mint and Lavender seeds sprouted late, I think it's the genes and not the set up. The rest of the plants grew beautifully.

I would suggest to plant these with space, I didn't do a good job growing so many things and planting them close to each other.
I'll have to space them out and prune them so they can thrive.
It's a good setup for beginners, I recommend this 9/10.
I docked one point because the fan isn't that affective, it's mild and I don't think it does a good job at proving sufficient air flow. I have a ceiling fan that does the job, but relying solely on this fan will not suffice.