NASA-Approved AeroGarden

Year-round fresh, organically grown, and pest-free produce cultivated inside your home. By Sarah Polyakov.

Most of us are aware that in order to maintain optimal health, our bodies require multiple daily servings of fresh produce. Many people cultivate outdoor gardens during the summer and enjoy flavorful fresh lettuce, tomatoes, vegetables, and herbs. Outdoor gardens provide an opportunity for exercise as well as a feast for the senses. It is also great to have one’s own garden because it affords each person a sense of pride when they literally see the ‘fruits of their labor.’

However, during the winter, outdoor growing is not an option and those of us who love to garden miss being able to participate in this activity year-round. But, the good news is, today’s technology usually has an answer to everything, even gardening. With an indoor growing system called AeroGarden, cultivating freshly grown produce all year long becomes an option for everyone.

This high tech gadget, which is so small it can find a home on your kitchen counter, uses a scientific approach to indoor gardening. It is able to grow up to six different plants at once while maintaining a clean, insect-free garden. This system allows hobby gardeners and master gardeners alike to participate in their favorite activity even when the temperature outside drops below freezing.

One of the major benefits of the AeroGarden is the seed pods that are sold with it. These seeds, which are easy to use, are not genetically modified. AeroGarden seed pods include: various types of lettuce and tomatoes, hundreds of flavorful herbs, strawberries, cabbages, hot and mild peppers, and finally many different types of flowers. In addition to that, they are able to produce around five months of healthful, flavorful, fresh food that grows at a vigorous rate. Aeorgarden can be likened to having your very own farmer’s market in your kitchen.

The garden is also clean and easy to maintain since the roots of the plants are suspended in air while a water reservoir provides optimal conditions for growth. The hardy plants that are produced in the AeroGarden grow up to five times faster than plants grown with a more traditional approach.

Another great feature of the produce grown in the AeroGarden is that it naturally contains high levels of nutrients. Since nutrients leaching out of soil has been getting worse over decades, this is a boon for health. According to AeroGarden testing, lettuce grown in the AeroGarden has almost three hundred times more Vitamin C than lettuce grown outside of the AeroGarden.

Still this type of indoor garden is not meant to entirely replace the produce found in your local grocery stores. Because of its compact size, the AeroGarden uses very little energy and that is good news for your electric bills. This technology has also been NASA-tested and approved. But, the best part is, using the AeroGarden is easy and it can produce fresh food for even those who do not have a green thumb. I invite you to look into home growing systems so that you too can improve your health by having your own miniature year-round farmer’s market in your kitchen.

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