Customer Reviews

AeroGarden 9401-00Z Extended Season Liquid Nutrients for Herbs

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I order from Amazon ALL the time and have never been disappointed. Until now. I looked and looked in the product description to try and make sure that I was ordering the same thing I would be ordering through Aerogarden. The product is the same, but only six packets came in the mail. SIX! When Aerogarden sells 25 for $20, I am disgusted that I bought 6 for $13. I have always found Amazon to have better prices than competitors, but in this case, I got robbed.

These tabs work very well. I've had my Monster Herbs growing since late December '08 and can hardly keep up, as well as my Humongous Chef Salad mixture. The basil varieties, Parsely, Chives and Mint are going crazy and the romaine/mesclun/baby greens are happiest with these extenders.

They did arrive in a torn 'baggie' and I thought that was the reason they were wet, sticky, slimy and stuck to each other. But reading other reviews I find they seem to 'be' this way, torn baggie or not. After reading the reviews about placing them in the freezer, I threw them in the freezer and forgot about them until needed. I found them to be a bit 'sturdier' but still slimy so I separated the tablets using tiny pieces of foil in between each one and then 'stacked' them in rows, placed them in a new freezer bag, and plopped them on the door of the freezer section of the frig. They are in great shape now and much easier to use. No more fishing what I need from the cold, frosty, slimy bag. Just grab two 'foiled' tabs and off I go. Easy as pie!

NOTE: the original review was written in November 2009 when AeroGarden only offered tablet nutrients to consumers. The tablet nutrients were awful. AeroGrow learned from consumer complaints & switched to a liquid nutrient package in early 2010.

ORIGINAL REVIEW (just in case there are some tablet nutrients hanging around or somewhere on a clearance rack):
I've had trouble with Aeorgarden's nutrient tabs because they crumble & liquify.

These should soon be replaced with liquid nutrients (Nov 2009 per Aerogarden), so, hopefully this big issue will go away. As of December 2009, Aerograden is still sending out tablet nutrients & I was told by customer service that they are depleting their tablet inventory before sending out liquid (2010 for liquid now).

The last bag of nutrients that I was sent was so liquified that I had to ask customer service to replace them (they will tell you on the individually packaged nutrients to also rinse the bags in water & pour into your Aerogarden - with a bag that isn't individually packaged, you can't do this).

One star because you can't get proper nutrients to your Aerogarden if the nutrients are crumbly or liquified & all in the same package. Kudos to Aerogarden for replacing nutrients & plants when you call in, but, seriously, it is a hassle & a waste of electricity to keep having to do this when Aerogarden is fully aware that they have a crumbly nutrient tablet problem.

LIQUID NUTRIENT PACKET:
I was ecstatic to finally receive long promised liquid nutrient packets from AeroGarden. After multiple tries with the tablet nutrients, I'd about given up on both of my Aerogardens. Enter the liquid packet. They are easy to use & don't take up much storage space. I do not have to put them in the freezer like the tablets. I do keep them in a cool, dry place.
The liquid packets are used just like the tablets; when the garden signals to put in nutrients, simply tear open a liquid packet (or 2 based upon your type of garden) & pour into the water. I go ahead & rinse out the liquid packet in the water so that all of the nutrients are flushed out (a trick taught to me by customer service when dealing with the tablet nutrients). In any event, I like the liquid packets much better than the nutrient tablets. Kudos to Aerogarden for listening to customers & changing the product.

UPDATE: Aerogarden now offers liquid nutrients in a bulk container with a syringe. This is the most efficient way to dispense the nutrients & is much easier to deal with than the packets because there is no rinsing the packets to get all of the liquid into the Aerogarden.

These nutrient tablets do exactly what they are supposed to -- they extend the growing period for the Aerogarden herbs. But the tablets inside the plastic arrived very damp, even the instructions outside of the bag were wet and stained.

Wish I had read the reviews before ordering! I was stunned when only 6 packets of nutrients arrived when Aerogarden itself sells 25 for $19.95. If my math is correct this is almost a 200% MARK-UP. This has definitely made me question Amazon's credibility!!

I received these liquid nutrient pouches with my AeroGarden and love how easy & convenient they are. Just tear open a packet & pour into the water! I am ordering more of these to keep my herbs going. I'm not sure why there are so many bad reviews about the nutrient tablets since this product comes in liquid form! Please don't let the bad reviews sway you, they don't pertain to the liquid nutrient packets.

You expect the product to be good. The cool thing was the shipping ended up being free and it only took a couple of days to get to us. Our total out of pocket was less than retail. Besides, we were hit with some major snow and didn't have to go out to get it...

These nutrients tend to liquefy if not frozen. I keep mine in the door of my freezer and no longer do i have to worry about sweating tabs.