Hydrofarm EMSYST Emily's Garden System

by Hydrofarm

Product Features

• Hydroponic garden system with 6 planters, seed starter cubes, Geolite growing medium
• Large 2-gallon reservoir and pump irrigation system for easier watering
• Six 6- by 6- by 7-inch planters with growing medium for optimal plant development
• Geolite growing medium, rather than soil, for 5 times faster cultivation
• Includes instructions, air pump, tubing, formed cover, pH test kit, water level indicator

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24 x 16 x 6 inches ; 17 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 36 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000053F9E
• Item model number: EMSYST
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,166 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Raising your own plants is more fun than ever with Hydrofarm's hydroponic kits. Emily's Garden comes with Geolite Growing Medium, a lightweight, pH-neutral clay aggregate that captures just the right amount of moisture. Also, you can give your hydrogarden all the vitamins and nutrients it needs with the all-purpose nutrient solution that's included. Just mix 1 teaspoon with a gallon of water before initially filling or topping off the water supply. The kit also includes a formed cover that allows for six separate planters, a pump/irrigation system, and a handy-dandy dipstick that stays on top of the water level. Remember, hydroponically grown plants need the same amount of light plants grown in soil, so an adequate light source is still essential. --Eli Huntington

Product Description

Hydrofarm hydroponic systems have been a consumer favorite for over 25 years. We offer simple, easy to use, garden systems which will give you a tremendous harvest of vegetables, flowers, or herbs -- faster than you ever thought possible. This 16" x 24" x 6" garden with six individual planters allows you to rotate or add new plants as you please. It will fit just about anywhere -- on a bench, a shelf, table or out on the patio.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great system to start hydroponic gardening with., January 28, 2007

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Old Green Gardener (Upper Midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hydrofarm EMSYST Emily's Garden System (Lawn & Patio)

I chose this unit after reviewing all the options for trying out hydroponic gardening, and now 30 days after receiving it and 29 days after starting seeds, I'm very pleased with the results. I've posted a picture so you can see how nicely everything is growing. Everything you need but a plant light and seeds is in the kit, and I started out with just 3 fluorescent bulbs and a southeast window, and salad garden seeds left over from last year's outdoor garden. The manufacturer makes commercial hydroponic systems, so I figured they would do a simple home system right, and they did. I'm thinking of buying a second one next winter, as this unit only takes up half the length of my plant light.

What's not to like? The air pump does not fit its recess well, and I had to tape it in and pad it to keep in place without buzzing. They don't tell you whether to set the pump on "high" or "low"; low, I figured, and it seems to work fine. The system is all plastic, and one of the pots already had a minor chip in it when I got it. Finally, the instructions are awfully sketchy (just a single sheet) for a beginner, though they were enough for me, an experienced outdoor gardener who had already researched the subject on the internet.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Got me started and hooked on hydroponics, February 17, 2008

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Tbaleno "Tom and Eileen" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hydrofarm EMSYST Emily's Garden System (Lawn & Patio)

This system is great. I bought it in the middle of January and it is currently mid April and I have zucchini about a week or so from harvesting. It is so nice to be harvesting in the northeast as others are just starting to plant.

I have the following things growing in my Emily's garden: strawberries, squash, zucchini, bell pepers, cucumber, and watermelon. I know it is pushing this system beyond what it is designed for as the reservoir is only about 2 gallons and if the watermelon ever get big they can go through that in a day. I have huge leaves (and I mean close to a foot wide) on the zucchini and squash and I'm putting in about 1/2 gallon of nutrient solution a day.

I have pictures of the garden at www.mysimplehomegarden.com showing Emily's Garden in action and I also have blogged so people can see the history of how I got from an empty basement to a vegatable garden in my basement.

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Beginner's Hydroponics kit, December 28, 2007

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Max M. Burn "citizenmax" (Western MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hydrofarm EMSYST Emily's Garden System (Lawn & Patio)

Emily's Garden is a terrific small kit for those wanting to grow plants indoors. It's a passive wick system. Very simple to set up and maintain. Perfect size for herbs and vegetables. After harvest, you can replace the wick material with felt from your local fabric store. Much more cost-effective than the stuff from a hydroponic shop. The air pump and hollow "air stones" or tubes can also be found at your local pet supply store, if you need to replace them.