AeroGarden, the maker of my absolute favorite smart garden, is going out of business next month. It’s sad news — I don’t know of another smart garden this inexpensive and reliable — and it also means that its remaining stock is on deep sale. A ton of models are 50 percent off on Amazon, and the Sprout, its smallest model, is discounted to just $30. (If you’re wondering whether the Sprout will work when AeroGarden closes shop, it will — you don’t need an app to operate it, and although the brand sells seed-pod refills, you can DIY them. Search for “grow sponges” and fill them with your own seeds.) My calculus is that if you’ve bought a bundle of grocery-store herbs that has wilted before you could finish it, this machine will pay for itself within a year; at this price, you’re saving money after a couple months.
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