I bought one of these and it was a waste. Plants are mini’s and only last for 3 months. I now use it to start plants in coconut fiber pots (Home Depot, couple bucks for a bunch) and transplant them after they are big enough to transplant into pots. Save your money. Not worth a couple hundred bucks for a 12 plant system. Once your basil is established, you can keep it going forever with cuttings and let them root in water. Basil cuttings are faster to root than rabbits and I am not referring to them eating the plants. 🤷‍♂️

@timbohouston

4 жыл бұрын

I would probably use it for transplanting, like an incubator.

@andiskene7346

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. Come on, guys. I'm trying to save money by growing my own fresh herbs.

@jm-lc3jp

4 жыл бұрын

@@andiskene7346 not all of us have that kind of room. There are no short of 12 herbs that you can use on a regular basis if you're cooking widely

It's a Keurig for plants.

I bought my mother a very similar system... If you are thinking of growing hearty or mass food like tomatoes or lettuce, forget about it.... You'll grow for two months and only get a couple meals worth of yield, at best. These are mostly just a novelty since there's so little return. If you are going to do it, you'd be better off just using this type of system strictly for herbs and aromatics. You'll get more 'bang for your buck' and it'll last longer.

@squibbles666

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree. I started growing tomatos , peppers. Quickly realized that this small set up is designed for herbs (rosemary, mint, basil, etc)

I appreciate how you've taken the time to followup on your videos and have an ending that shows the final product in one way or another.

This is a commercial not a This Old House quality episode.

The links provided show something different or completely irrelevant.

Less segments like this. Instead of "This Old House," this is more like, "Buy Expensive Tech Product that Don't Work Well"

@verdatum

4 жыл бұрын

This is basically sponsored content. If you don't like it, convince Congress to increase funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Otherwise, shows are forced into this in order to continue paying the bills. Maybe traditional PBS shows should open up to Patreon too. I'd give askTOH a buck a month if it contributed towards preventing lazy shilling. (And I'd spend A LOT more than that to get new seasons of shows like The Woodwright's Shop and New Yankee Workshop)

@AndrewPBentley

4 жыл бұрын

@@verdatum I agree they should have more funding, but you do know they have a subscription service right?

@jm-lc3jp

4 жыл бұрын

@@verdatum how is this sponsered content? They never show the product, there are like 20 different brands of these that you can buy off amazon. TOH has always been very careful about promotional content, why did you think bob villa left the show?

@jm-lc3jp

4 жыл бұрын

dont work well? thousands and thousands of reviews on all the major stores prove you wrong. But even if you were right, the point is that this solves a REAL PROBLEM which is growing herbs in the winter.

@danmar007

4 жыл бұрын

@@verdatum Great idea! They ARE on KZread after all. They should give it a try.

Your link for the indoor garden kit takes us to a home security multi page showing a whole bunch of others NOT for the kit itself. PLEASE REVIEW LINK>

This was featured on Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Country, and they highly recommend this over its competitors.

We all miss Roger but let’s give Jenn a chance. She knows her stuff and works very hard.

Where can I buy that indoor herb grow kit?

Hydro won’t do well with tap water and no ph meter etc. need RO system and a PH, EC meter. Pythium loves to grow in these also. Basically a recipe for disaster for the layman. Grow in soil in south facing window sill and it’s cheaper and easier. Basil is so easy to grow. Same with lettuce etc.

What’s the name of this grow system and where can I get one?

I did the same thing with some plastic egg cartons, seed starter soil, and an led bulb. Total price $15. I'm not even going to bother looking at how much this set up costs until I'm ready for a good laugh

hey Jen - I ve got 2 big spider plants - during the winter months - they start to really die off : they get plenty of day lite near my patio door - and they get watered - I live in the northern indiana region so the winters get really cold up here : so they have to be indoors during the winter months do you have any helpful suggestions ? : .

@mortenrl1946

7 ай бұрын

There aren't many ways to cheat nature.. If the soil freezes, the plants will probably have a hard time. When you get snow, you might look for any place it doesn't fall. I have a basement air vent that can keep a few plants alive over winter.

Would have been much better to show us how to diy something ourselves!

Don't the flowers have to be pollinated to produce tomatoes? If so, I assume you have to do it yourself indoors in winter.

@PhilipHeuberger

4 жыл бұрын

Correct. Use an unused paint brush to be your own bee.

"That is so lush"

Now if only I could grow my own pine nuts. Curse those delicious expensive things.

@scotttovey

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd say that's definitely an outdoor only tree. There are 20 species of pines that can be grown for food, so if you have a back yard, it should not be too difficult to grow a tree or two.

@verdatum

4 жыл бұрын

@@scotttovey I'm under the impression that such trees are slow to producing seeds, and that the process of extracting those seeds is labor intensive, hence the cost. One of these days I'm going to try substituting shelled sunflower seeds. Those are cheap (or super easy to grow) and the taste is somewhat similar to pine nuts.

@scotttovey

4 жыл бұрын

@@verdatum 😎👍

Basically after several weeks you end up with enough for a salad then you start over again.

Nice video!

***How to BUY an indoor garden

that lettuce will be disgusting. lettuce needs a cooler growing condition than the tomatoes, thats why the stalk is so tall

No more infomercials.

Marry Jew Juana!

Does. This work for marijuana

@patrickgietzen7469

4 жыл бұрын

no, it's only for basil, definitely only basil and nothing else... unless it's legal in your country or state...

Cannibus

@justablankcomment3721

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@cup_and_cone

4 жыл бұрын

How's a 4 foot plant going to grow in that little thing?

@MatanuskaHIGH

4 жыл бұрын

Nah. Waste of time for that. Build a real grow room for cannabis or a decent tent and proper equipment

@cleokey

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatanuskaHIGH right on 😏

@ilovefunnyamv2nd

4 жыл бұрын

this is how you START it. you finish witg individual 5 gallon buckets

Looks more like a commercial for the kit than a "How to Plant and Indoor Garden". Misleading and really not very helpful.

420 for life

Pro tip lady, LEDs do not make sunlight that comes from a star

@justablankcomment3721

4 жыл бұрын

No but they act in a way that works the same as the sunlight that comes fr the sun. Plants need light, any light no matter where it comes from.

@cup_and_cone

4 жыл бұрын

You do realize that there are different spectrum LEDs, including UV lights, right?

a waste of money and electricity

Womansplaining. :-) Apparently men know nothing about gardening! Who knew?

@saniaamirbaaz8850

Жыл бұрын

Men know more about landscaping

Is this woman a native indian? I ask because I think you americans should appologize for what you did to her land and her race.

@scotttovey

4 жыл бұрын

You need to apologize to God for telling Him that He does not have a right give His land to whomsoever He chooses to give it. No nation can rise or fall without God being intimately involved it the rising and falling.

@justablankcomment3721

4 жыл бұрын

I hate it when people bring religion into everything. It has nonthing to do with the video now stop trying to spread word of false gods.

@whiggidy161

4 жыл бұрын

Dafuq?

@cup_and_cone

4 жыл бұрын

TOH deleted my comment but left the original? As if there was anymore reasons needed to defund PBS...

@scotttovey

4 жыл бұрын

@@justablankcomment3721 It is all about God our creator and His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. Whether you believe that God is. Whether you believe that God is not. Both beliefs are religion. Yours is the religion of no god, a very weak and troubling place to stand. Psalms:96:5: For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. The other is a belief that God is and that He is active in the daily lives of man. He has promised eternal life and has appointed a day when He shall fulfill that promise to them that believe on the name of His only begotten Son the Lord Jesus Christ. Job:12:23: He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. Psalms 47:2: For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. Ownership of the land belongs to God and He gives it to whomsoever He will. Psalms 50:10: For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 1Corinthians 10:26: For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. Look at the state of the nations and the state of the earth. All these things were prophesied in the Bible 1938 years ago and beyond. Only a true, living, eternal and omnipotent God could declare what is going to happen, and then bring it to pass.