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Best Overall
AeroGarden Hydroponic Garden
This hydroponic garden leaves nothing to chance: There's a built-in LED light with a timer so your seedlings will get just the right amount of light; the light adjusts upward as your plants grow, and buttons illuminate to remind you when it's time to add water or liquid fertilizer. Insert the little plastic pods, which contain specific types of seeds, and you're in business.
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Best Budget Kit
Planters' Choice Indoor Herb Garden Starter Kit
This little kit includes cute burlap planters, soil discs, mini snips, plant markers, and four packages of non-GMO seeds to get you started. It's great if you're looking for a budget option or if you want to enjoy a more "traditional" process where you plant, wait for the seeds to sprout, then transplant them outdoors once they outgrow their pots.
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Best Gift Set
HOME GROWN Deluxe Herb Garden Grow Kit
This kit includes 8 packages of herb seeds, pots, saucers, plant markers, peat, nutrition packs, and a growing guide to get you started. The pots are attractive enough to line your kitchen window sill, and the kit is nicely packaged so it makes a good gift for all the plant lovers in your life.
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Best for Tech Lovers
edn SmallGarden
Want to grow herbs but don't have a clue how to start? This garden comes with a grow light and is WiFi-enabled and app-controlled so you're guided through every step of the growing process. More experienced gardeners might not like the high-tech aspect, but it's a great way to get started if you're nervous about growing anything. There's room for 10 plants.
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Best High Yield/Small Space Garden
Lettuce Grow 12-Plant Hydroponic Growing System
You can grow up to 12 plants in this indoor/outdoor hydroponic growing tower. Plant your favorite herbs and add a few other favorites, such as fresh lettuce. The small footprint doesn't take up a ton of space, and it's an ideal solution if you want to garden but have no yard or zero access to an outdoor space for gardening. It also comes in larger sizes.
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Best for One Plant
Umbrella Desk Grow Lamp
Have just one potted herb you want to grow? This tiny but cute grow light sits neatly in the pot (which you supply) and gives your plant all the light it needs to thrive.
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Best Self-watering Garden
Click and Grow 3-Herb Indoor Garden
Taking up minimal counter space, this self-watering garden has a convenient built-in LED light. It comes with 3 basil pods, but you can buy additional seed pods such as cilantro, lavender, and thyme.
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Best Hanging Planters
Umbra Hanging Planter Set
Sometimes you have no counter space or windowsill. But you can grow herbs in these stylish ceramic hanging planters, which adjust to fit most 24-inch wide windows. The planter set can also be wall or ceiling-mounted.
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Best Self-Watering Herb Planters
Amazing Creation Self-Watering Windowsill Planters
If you want to keep it old-school, these basic planters are an economical and simple way to grow tons of herbs on a well-lit countertop or windowsill. Add soil and the seeds of your choice. The self-watering feature makes them more convenient so you won't have to remember to water every day.
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Best for Small Spaces
Hydroponic Tapered Tumblers
No counter space? No problem! These petite hydroponic tumbler kits contain everything you need in one little container. You'll get two herb varieties and two handsome smoked glass containers.
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Best Farmhouse Style Herb Garden
Mason Jar Herb Kit
If farmhouse style is your thing, this adorable set has three handsome Mason jars in which you can grow your favorite herbs hydroponically. The kit comes with everything you need including seeds and fertilizer.
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Best Large Indoor Garden
Mod Sprout Smart Growhouse
If you plan to grow a lot of herbs because you love to cook, this growhouse includes an LED grow light and app to help you program the timer. It can also be wall-mounted if you're short on counter space.
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A Worthwhile Splurge
Just Vertical Aeva Bookshelf-Sized Indoor Garden
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If you want to garden all year long, and the idea of a countertop herb box seems a little, well, puny, consider this beautiful, hand-built vertical garden from Canadian company Just Vertical. You can grow tons of flowers, fruit, veggies, and more!
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