Third winter of dead supermarket basil and I finally gave up and bought this. Six weeks in and I have cut from it maybe fifteen times. The light is warm, not that blue hospital colour I expected.
Gardenia Starter Set — GrowPod, pouches & plant food
Gardenia Starter Set — GrowPod, pouches & plant food
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€149,00 EUR
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€163,00 EUR
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More than 7,000 people are already growing with a GrowPod.
- 68 full-spectrum LEDs — 1,100 lm, seedling to harvest
- Soil-free hydroponics — nutrients and grow pouches included
- 20 W — about the draw of a reading lamp
- Fits a shelf or counter end — 38.5 cm wide
Shipping to Austria or Germany? Choose the EU adapter — it is selected by default.
Quantity
Included free — sold separately for €20
The Indoor Growing Handbook
Ten chapters on light, water culture, harvesting so plants come back, and growing through a European winter. A PDF, emailed with your order confirmation. Sold on its own for €20.
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What's in the box
What's in the box
- Gardenia GrowPod 1.0 hydroponic grow pod
- Solid nutrient solution
- Grow pouches
- 12 V power adapter (EU plug)
- Manual
Care & safety
Care & safety
The GrowPod 1.0 is rated IP42: protected against dust and light water splashes. It is not waterproof — keep the light unit and power connection away from standing water, and wipe spills rather than rinsing the electronics. Indoor use only.
Shipping & returns
Shipping & returns
Tracked shipping to Austria and Germany — see the shipping policy for current times and rates. As an EU consumer you have a 14-day right of withdrawal from the day the GrowPod is delivered, plus the 2-year statutory warranty. Details in our returns policy.
From our growers
Six weeks in
Gave one to my sister and ended up buying a second for myself. The refill pouches last ages.
The arugula is the surprise. Cut it, three days later there is more. Have not bought a bag of salad since November.
Set it up on a Sunday, seeds were through by the following Friday. The water window is a small thing but it means I actually remember to top it up.
Add to your order
Growers often add these
Refills for when the first crop is done — the pouches your plants root in, and the feed that goes in the water.
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Gardenia Grow Pouches
€25,00 -
Gardenia Plant Food — A + B
€19,00
The ritual
Three steps, minutes a week
What you get
More than a planter in the box
The GrowPod is the object you see. The rest is what makes it work in a flat in February — the handbook, the first planting, the warranty, and someone to write to when a leaf yellows.
- Gardenia GrowPod 1.0 Aluminium body, 68-LED full-spectrum bar, 4 L reservoir €119
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The Indoor Growing Handbook
10 chapters on light, water culture, harvesting and winter growing. A PDF, emailed with your order confirmation.
€20Included -
Seed pouches, nutrients and collars
Everything the first planting needs — no extra purchase to get started
€14Included -
Two-year warranty
Covers the pump, the light bar and the electronics
€19Included -
Growing support by email
Write to us at any point and a grower replies, for as long as you own it
€0Included
Yours for €172 of value, including €53 of extras at no charge €119
In the box
Everything you need, in one box.
The GrowPod arrives ready to plant. Nothing else to order to get the first crop going.
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Hydroponic grow pod
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Solid nutrient solution
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Grow pouches
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12 V power adapter EU plug
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Manual
Details
A closer look
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Sixty-eight LED beads
Full-spectrum light across the whole tray — 1,100 lumens at 20 watts.
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See the water level at a glance
A narrow window on the front face shows the reservoir without opening anything.
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Soil-free pods
Each plant roots in a grow pouch sitting in nutrient-rich water.
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Sized for a shelf
385 × 140 × 115 mm and 1.3 kg — it fits where a table lamp would.
What you can grow
If it sprouts, it grows.
Basil, mint, lettuce, arugula, thyme, chillies, mini tomatoes and the rest — these are the ones we have grown, not the limit. Anything that sprouts from a grow pouch grows under the panel.
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Basil
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Mint
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Lettuce
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Arugula
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Thyme
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Chillies
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Mini tomatoes
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Oregano
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Chives
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Dill
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Parsley
Light
Full-spectrum light, tuned to the plant
Sixty-eight full-spectrum LEDs deliver 1,100 lumens — everything a plant needs from seedling to harvest, in a soft, warm light that reads as a lamp in the room, not lab equipment on the counter.
Water
Hydroponics without the homework
Basil, mint, lettuce, chillies, even mini tomatoes — roots grow straight in nutrient-rich water, no soil, no mess, no daily watering. The solid nutrient solution and grow pouches are in the box; top up the reservoir when it runs low and the GrowPod takes care of the rest.
Energy
Quietly efficient
The whole light array draws just 20 watts — a fraction of a traditional grow lamp — so the GrowPod can run its daily light cycle without making itself felt on your energy bill.
Start your first pouch
€119 · VAT included · dispatched from the EU
How it compares
Gardenia GrowPod vs. supermarket herbs
Compared with the two ways most people keep herbs at home.
| Feature | Gardenia GrowPod | Supermarket herb pots | Windowsill pot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grows through winter, independent of daylight | Yes | No | No |
| Full-spectrum grow light included | Yes | No | No |
| No soil, no repotting | Yes | No | No |
| Keeps growing after you cut it | Yes | Limited | Yes |
Comparisons refer to general categories of indoor growing, not to any particular product or brand.
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Specifications
- Light
- 1,100 lm
- Power
- 20 W
- Weight
- 1.3 kg
- Material
- Aluminum alloy
- Dimensions
- 385 × 140 × 115 mm
- Input
- 12 V · adapter included
- Light source
- 68 full-spectrum LED beads (Sanan Optoelectronics chips)
- Growing system
- Hydroponic (soil-free) — includes solid nutrient solution and grow pouches
- Protection rating
- IP42 — protected against dust and light water splashes. Not waterproof; keep the light unit out of standing water.
All figures refer to the Gardenia GrowPod 1.0. Protection rating IP42: dust and light-splash protected only.
Reviews
What growers say
4.7 from 96 reviews
Set it up on a Sunday, seeds were through by the following Friday. The water window is a small thing but it means I actually remember to top it up.
It looks like a lamp. That was the whole reason I chose it over the plastic ones — it sits on the counter and nobody asks what it is.
Works well and the basil is genuinely better than shop bought. Parsley took nearly three weeks to come up though, so be patient with the slower herbs.
Bought it for the mint for tea and now the whole thing is full. Mint takes over, plant it in its own pouch away from the rest.
Quiet, no fan, no app, no notifications. Fill it, plug it in, cut herbs. Exactly what I wanted.
Our flat faces a courtyard so nothing grows on the sill from October. This solved that completely.
Very happy overall. Would like the light to go a little higher for taller plants, the tomatoes reached it eventually.
Gave one to my sister and ended up buying a second for myself. The refill pouches last ages.
Cheaper to run than I assumed. Twenty watts for fifteen hours is nothing on the bill and the herbs replace what I was buying weekly.
The arugula is the surprise. Cut it, three days later there is more. Have not bought a bag of salad since November.
Good product, clear instructions. Algae appeared on the water at week five until I covered the empty pods as the guide says. No trouble since.
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