iDOO 12 Pods Hydroponics Growing System, Smart Herb Garden with 23W LED Grow Light, Automatic Timer, Indoor Garden Germination Kit with Fan, Height Adjustable for Home Kitchen, Black

All I can say is WOW. I was really impressed with how easy it was to grow seeds in this thing!! We literally had sprouts within 3 days. The arugula and basil took off like crazy. Comes with everything you need and works amazingly well.

Very easy to set up and use, I wish I would have use hydroponics before growing in dirt. Spices are easy to grow all kinds of plant grow. Very happy

The setup is easy to use and the results speak for themselves

Great little machine. Not big enough for bigger planets but awesome for herbs

I was skeptical of this item at first, but after 2 months and vegetables growing full for transfer to a garden I am really enthusiastic about the winter months and not purchasing salad and other item I can grow hydroponically. Thank you.

arrivato con due giorni di anticipo
L ‘ho comprato per regalarlo al mio nipotino di sei anni,dato che minacciava sempre di portarsi via la mia idoo che avevo ricevuto in regalo a Natale. Erano mesi che contemplava le piantine che crescevano dai semini
Ovviamente gliela ho installata io, ma ha partecipato attivamente con grande interesse.
La consiglio a tutti quelli che amano vedere crescere le piante, oltretutto uno ha sempre basilico fresco,prezzemolo,erba cipollina e.anche in pieno inverno.

We bought this hydroponics in December of 2021 and the pump and fan stopped working in early May. It barely made 5 months. The timer on the lights also never worked correctly and would not shut the lights off or turn them on as described in the manual.

We have attempted to contact customer support but they have only responded with a canned email and then have not responded again. Very disappointed in this purchase.

UPDATE: Customer Service finally responded to my emails and have replaced the light panel. The pump and fan is now working again.

We have this in the office, and plants grow within just a few weeks until they reach the LED lights at 1ft tall, I love this product! We grew cherry tomatoes and they developed nice purple polyphenol coloring under their leaves when growing in this unit, which I think is a good sign for the nutrient profile in the two dissolving pellet mixtures. When buying new packs of 3rd party coconut fiber or other growing sponge media you may have to soak them in diluted bleach for a while, wash them, then stick them in the microwave for a couple minutes while still wet to prevent any mold or algae from getting into your water tank from the sponges, but I haven’t encountered those issues yet while using distilled water to fill and mix the nutrient solutions and tank.

It didn’t come with enough hole covers to keep the light out of the water tank for algae and mold prevention, and the rooting and first stages of the plants are the slowest as they gain mass and structure, but other than that I couldn’t be happier! Next round of starter plants I will try adding rooting and growth hormones to the water in small amounts to speed up their growth!

I’ve only been using the unit for about 2 weeks, but I’m in love. It takes a little maintenance, but nothing difficult. Everything took except for my spinach, but I think that was more a seed problem than a problem with the IDOO. I did notice a little mold on the top of the unit that wasn’t growing the spinach, so I treated it and I’ll trying to start some oregano now. I’m surprised how fast the lettuce and kale are growing! It’s a fun project for the family and I eat a ton of greens, so this is extra exciting for me!

I am just amazed at how easy and quickly plants grow the hydroponic way. My son is in a program that teaches hydroponics so I decided to purchase the iDoo hydroponics growing system. At first I wasn’t clear about how the memory worked. I was turning the lights off and on manually but then the lights started turning off and on automatically. Then there was nothing left to do but keep the water level up and add the A and B nutrients according to hw much water was added. The plants just grow. I planted Butter crunch lettuce and it’s only been 22 days and they are big enough to prune for salad. This is just amazing.

I love the system and how it more or less works on its own but for the life of me I don’t know if the water filter is working . The plants are wet on the bottom but I just hope I’m not doing something wrong. They are growing and I have only lost 2 out of the 12 so that’s a win. All in all it’s a great product !!

Ero scettico all’inizio, ma poi mi sono ricreduto, ho piantato semi di peperoncino e dopo 3 giorni cresciuti, ora dopo 3 settimane il gambo forte le fogli verdi e rigogliose, unica pecca solo la luce fa veramente un casino di luce da tenere lontano dalle camere da letto!

This is my 2nd idoo I also have the larger 20 podsystem. I’ve been growing lettuce in both but I must say the addition of the fan and pump in this 12 pod model really makes a difference. My lettuce is on it’s 3rd week now and they’re growing beautifully really lush and stocky. I will be looking to increase my yealds with a third soon :). The idoo is very versatile allowing you to use your own seeds and you can substitute rockwool for the sponges which appealed to me as the other models restrict you to their pods and seeds which can be expensive. If youre interested in indoor gardening I would recommend this system.
UPDATE 6/1: I was able to start harvesting at 4 weeks. I got a huge bowl of mixed leaves enough for several days.

Nice and easy to install, I hope is gonna work

I got this 5 days ago and planted the same day. After 5 days I already have some sprouting. I am pleasantly surprised and I look forward to see how it continues to grow. Very easy to set up and plant. I found it easy following the instructions. Just make sure the water tank is full to the 4L mark. Otherwise the pods won’t get saturated with water and plant food. I love the automatic timer and it is pretty quiet.

Aug 14 – I just recently received my 12 pod iDOO hyrdroponics package. It’s first go at trying this type of indoor growing. The box it came in was well insulated that nothing was damaged during the transport. I found putting it together was pretty simple and instructions were easy to follow. I’ve read some other reviews where dome folks found it noisy, but I didn’t think so. It’s no different from the humming of my fridge and since it’s sitting in my kitchen counter, they can make music together in concert. It doesn’t bother me at all. It sounded quiet to me considering there’s a small motor inside so water isn’t stagnant. To test it out, i used the back row for dwarf plants (ie: okra, cherry tomato, mini bell pepper, thai chili peppers), middle row for leafy greens that might potentially fit the limited width (ie: Tatsoi, Toy Choi, Choy Sum, 4 season Indoor lettuce), and the front row for select herbs I might wish to have fresh over the fall/winter season (ie: Parsley, Rosemary, Tarragon, Sweet Basil). This is so I can test different kinds and find out what works best. Planted them all on Aug 14, and I’m already seeing roots or sprouts on majority of them. Posted a pic & video. So far I know it works, and any seeds that don’t sprout might be due to the seed itself. The seeds I used are my own. I did select specific ones that will not grow too tall. I considered how high the lights can be extended when I made my choices as i wanted to fill all 12 pods. So far so good. I will provide another update as my test progresses. At this time, I’m happy with this purchase.

Aug 31 – so far performing as per advertised. Grow lights, fan and pump working as intended and turning on and off as per the “vegetable” cycle with no added action on my part. All my seeds have sprouted, although I did replace one that was in mid-sprout with another seed due to plant preference. Some of the leafy greens are growing pretty fast compared to my pepper and tomato plant but that was to be expected. I did notice some greenish tinge to at the top of some sponges, so not sure if it was normal in this type of medium & hydroponics, but i simply lightly scraped it off. Problem solved! The roots on the plants are pretty healthy and the leaves very green. Excited to see them all keep growing and hopefully produce come winter time. I did hear the pump grow a bit louder at some point which was quickly resolved by topping off the water as per instructions. New pics posted to compare from Aug 14 when I started the seeds to now.
Sept 11- Plants are doing really well, I had to increase the height of the grow light as my dwarf okra seems to have a mind of it’s own and have grown a lot taller in less than a month’s time. It also looks as if it’s starting to grow what look like okra pods or flowers pods??? (Don’t know. It’ shaped like a baby okra lol). Comparatively, the same type seed I grew outside during the summer had grown so slowly taking so many month’s to mature (could have been my soil). To take care of the small algae issue, I’m experimenting on these black circular plastic things I made from recycled Chinese take out containers to see if blocking the light out from the growing medium will take care of the problem. Maybe I could have used a black garbage bag to cut from but I was feeling crafty today. 😉
Sept 12- got a response from iDOO rep today that what I’ve done to prevent that algae formation in the pod is what they recommend too, and that it is not harmful to the plant. Thanks for the quick response to my inquiry!
Sept 25 – I didn’t anticipate maturity of my mini bell pepper plant would be a lot faster than if I planted in soil. Maturity should be 4-5 mos. I started it on Aug 14 and as of Sept 24, I already see little buds that will become flower. I’d like to promote it my changing my settings to “Flowers & Fruits” instead of “vegetables” setting, unfortunately, that might encourage my other leafy greens to start to flower, which I don’t want since I’m still harvesting their leaves and encouraging them to keep making more, or setting change might stunt the growth of newly started pods or plants that have a slower maturity date (Example: Thai Chili – 100 days, or 80 days for eggplant; Tatsoi 45 days, Iceberg Lettuce 50-90 days). Nothing against the unit. It works awesome. The only thing is, for a first time user of a 1 hydroponic unit owner, one has to really think about the type of seeds you intend to plant, consider maturity date (considering it might be speeded up in hydroponics). From trying a mix of peppers, tomatoes, herbs, leafy greens with varying maturity dates and harvest dates, I’m losing out on using full functionality of the 2 settings – “Vegetable” & “Flowers & Fruits”. It’s just something to consider for those that are thinking of only ever owning 1 hydroponic unit. Therein lies the challenge, and if you’re like me that can’t stop at just trying out herbs. The other thing to consider is how high you can extend the grow light to accommodate plant growth. I knew at the time of purchase to take it into my seed considerations, so I had only planted “mini”, “dwarf” type of seeds, or greens that won’t grow taller than the lights. (Pic posted of growing plants with grow light extended to max height for reference).
Sept 28 – some plants have reached the height of the growlight to its max extension. As the plants do not seem to mind staying in it, I trimmed some top leaves to keep the plant growing under the grow light. The dwarf okra kind of got wilty and the buds never produced flower or veggie. It fell off. To save it, I moved to soil and it seemed it perked right back up. Conclusion: This unit seems to sprout anything. However, it’s still part of seed consideration, to look at the nature of the plant. Experimenting with seeds should be considered to know what works and what does not. Some plants seem to not mind hydro in germination and infancy stage, but need to be transplanted to soil at maturity. Some plants don’t mind staying in it getting free nutrients all through out. Hopefully it keeps to it’s healthy status and start producing flowers so I can pollinate it. I’m excited to see flowers and more buds soon. Especially the peppers. For the leafy greens, now I know how much space it requires and can plan ahead with spacers. I wish iDOO sold spacers. Will have to search for one that fits these holes.
Nov 29 – new pics posted. I had to move the bigger plants that just kept on growing into bigger hydroponics unit (same brand, taller growlight, no pump). Started new seeds just to test some more. Using same type of seed, the unit with pump to circulate water and nutes, germinated faster compared to the unit without. Once the poor seed got moved to one with circulating pump, it germinated quickly. All 3 Fushimi test seeds are growing with varying maturity rates. Ofcourse, the one that was started from another unit is not the same height or maturity and behind (pic posted to compare). I also tested the fresh (i say “fresh” loosely) herb cuttings from the grocery store. Trimmed the leaves in the bottom, stuck it in the medium around Sept. I also did the same for Sage and Rosemary. The thyme seem to have done really nicely (pic posted), but the same can’t be said for Sage and Rosemary. It preserved it for longer but eventually died. No new growth whereas Thyme seem to have thrived. Will continue to test other seeds/herbs when opportunity exists.
I’ve bought another similar unit to separate leafy greens from peppers or tomatoes etc. Things that just have varying height requirements just simply don’t work in the same unit. Herbs may work together with leafy greens if height is considered and how far the growlight can be to other plants once extended. Or. Just simply move the plants once they’re more stable to another medium.

Feb 23, 2022 – more pics posted, herbs, new set of leafy greens. Previous greens already harvested or eaten.

March 20, 2022 – so my herbs continue to grow, to the point of growing past the grow light which has caused constant pruning on my end. Specifically (Mint, Dill, Curley Parsley, Tarragon, Sweet Basil, Thai Basil). I’ve finally filled in the last spot with peppermint so my unit is full. I did sprout it in a different unit that had a closer grow light and then moved it into it’ permanent unit. I hope it makes it fighting “nutes” with the bigger herbs. The Oregano, Thyme and Rosemary have not required pruning so far. I was hearing some whirring noise a week ago and I thought something was wrong with the fan. Actually there was the “Sage” had grown so high that it’s leaves started to go through the fan slats. Lol! Had to prune again practically every other day or every 3rd day. It’s probably best to dry these herbs then crush them. However, what I did was froze them in ziplock bag. Will they be any good? So far I’ve used the Frozen Thai Basil in a stew, it wan’t as great as fresh but you could still taste it Thai Basil was included. The reality is I get a kick out of growing things. The herbs produce leaves faster than I can consume them, so I’ll freeze them (to test out how long they’ll be okay to use), and not dry them, as frozen is the closest to fresh herbs. I was able to even propagate more Thai Basil, snipping from original plant in iDOO, putting in water until they grew roots, and gifting them to someone who loves Vietnamese Pho soup. Now he’ll have his own Thai Basil to take care of and he can stop “eyeballing” my herb. Lol. (Pic posted of Thai Basil as of today)

Now that I have had my Idoo hydroponics system for over a month, I can write a review. I’m fairly new to gardening and it has been a hit and miss for me. Gardening in our patio has been difficult i.e. too much sun, not enough sun, too much shade, bugs etc!

I have two pictures posted, the second is current and the first was taken at the end of July. As you can see, I have potted some of the herbs that I was growing.

The seeds did not come with the system so be sure you order some. We use mini sweet peppers often and I was able to germinate fresh seeds from the peppers. As a matter of fact, in the first picture in the left far corner is the yellow sweet pepper plant (potted).

The reason I have the pots under the light is because we do not have a lot light in our house.

This is a great system and very easy to use. Have fun growing!

I’ve got the 12 pod unit. Used my own seeds ( none are included) and Aerogarden nutrient. I have a few Aerogardens and people say growing cilantro is not so easy. This IDOO I’ve been cutting cilantro now every few days for months and it just keeps growing. It’s awesome for cilantro. I had to level the unit ( my table problem not the unit ). 9 of 12 pods sprouted. Cable management is non existent but I used a plastic cable tube to deal with the cables. Going to try watercress next my guess is that should be good too due to how this IDOO operates. Purchase worth it so far just with the cilantro I’ve grown !

I normally purchase vegetables that I transplant into large pots each year, but wanted to try something different. I decided to do a hydroponic garden. I reviewed several brands & types and finally chose the IDOO 12pod. There were some delays in receiving it (it was delayed twice), but it finally arrived and I was like a kid opening a Christmas present. It was easy to set up, although I did review a YouTube video just to be sure I was doing everything correctly. It came with the grow light, seed pods, baskets to sit them in, hats to go over the top once planted, nutrients, & tags. Seeds have to be purchased separately. I planted my seeds and prayed for the best. Below is the initial setup – 1st pic, and then with veggies growing. I did not fill up all pods and in this planting I did veggies that will be transplanted into pots. There are small lid covers to use in the spaces where you are not planting anything to keep water from evaporating too quickly. The light is very bright but the fan and agitation of the water is whisper quiet. The timing sets automatically so you can plan what is best for you. MY IDOO comes on at 8 am and cuts off at midnight – 16hrs. Later, I will do herbs that will grow in the IDOO and remain in it. I planted my garden on March 13, 2021.

One issue: I noticed my cucumber leaves that were coming up beautifully started wilting. I had 2 other veggies that were not coming up. I had at 1st attributed it to the seeds but then I noticed how dry the seed sponges were. Even with the top hats over them, there was no moisture. The end 3 slots, for whatever reason, do not appear to be getting water. The garden is sitting level even thought it may not look like it in the picture. That’s because of the angle in which I took the photos. There is plenty of water in the water tank. You can check the level from the front of the machine where there is a view window for that very purpose. I moved the 3 veggies around, moved the cover lids to the empty slots and now my cucumber leaf is vibrant and looks like it is about to bust free. The other 2 veggies are beginning to come up as well. I gave the IDOO 4 stars because of this issue.

All-in-all I am excited about my purchase and look forward to growing herbs and other veggies. This is truly a joy. Even as my back begins to give out, knowing that I can still have some fresh herbs & veggies, grown right inside my kitchen, is a definite perk. What a Joy, indeed.

Il pacco arrivato un giorno prima della data prevista in ottime condizioni. La camera di crescita pi bella dal vivo rispetto alla foto, gli alloggi per i semi sono molto grandi e consentono di piantare anche semi di grandi dimensioni, i led sono di buona qualit e lo strumento dotato di un timer per l’autospegnimento.
Super consigliato

I ordered before Christmas but just having time to set up and use. I wanted an herb garden for cooking. I set up 6 days ago in my kitchen and and the Basil, Arugula, Dill and Sage, Oregeno and a few more are already budding.
The pictures above are when the light is off. The lights are very bright but serves also as a night light in our kitchen.
I am very excited to see how my garden will grow.
I found this product very reasonable and affordable compared to the more popular hydroponic gardens, but this seems to be also a good quality. The set was well boxed and contained everything you needed to start your garden. It was easy to set up and came with everything you need except the seeds. I bought a set also from Amazon with 12 different seed packages so I could grow 12 different herbs at the same time.

Beim auspacken wurde ich positiv berrascht. Die verwendeten Materialien sind aus hochwertigem Plastik und die Abstandsschiene aus Aluminium. Alles in allem ein positiven Eindruck. Doch beim weiteren auspacken ging es weiter – es ist sehr viel Zubehr / bzw alles was man braucht dabei. Sodass man nur noch seine Wunsch-Samen einlegen muss.
Die Bedienungsanleitung auf mehreren Sprachen. Das Deutsch ist in Ordnung, man versteht es meist, abgesehen von wenigen Wrtern auf Englisch.
Ob und wie schnell nun Pflanzen darin erwachsen werden, muss ausprobiert werden.