You don't need a yard to have a rich garden. With brand new high-tech indoor flower pots, hydroponic plant stands and smart gardens, you can harvest lettuce, micro-vegetables, herbs, fruiting plants and other types of agricultural products at home (without stepping into the grocery store).

Gardening at home allows you to reconnect with food sources and increase your vegetable intake. It also helps to minimize plastic waste from store-bought groceries. If you are not known for the green thumb, or your house is not well lit, then this kind of gardening is perfect for you. Many kits come with growing lights and irrigation systems that can be monitored through the app. In addition, you can also choose from a variety of seedling pods for year-round growth.

Whether you live in a studio apartment or a detached house, there is a garden suitable for your space. Consider these nine smart indoor flower pots and plant stands arranged from smallest to largest.

The most suitable choice for wallets in this list, the GrowLED umbrella is a good entry choice. The device is just a height-adjustable metal pole with a plastic "umbrella" equipped with low-voltage LED lights. Put it in an existing pot of basil, tomatoes or other plants, and LED lights will help promote photosynthesis. It will automatically be programmed to glow for 8 hours and turn off for 16 hours to mimic the natural cycle of day and night. Observe that your plants grow faster than before, even in the darker winter. It also has five different colors.

You can stuff this bucket in the corner of the kitchen and almost forget it, you still have enough green leafy vegetables to make a hearty salad. Automatic watering and feeding reminders make it easy to care for, a circle of LED lights hovering above the flower pot, leaving 12 inches of space for the leaves to thrive. With Harvest 360, Aerogarden claims that you can grow up to six plants, five times faster than an outdoor elevated garden bed.

This may look like an ordinary bamboo flower pot on the countertop, but inside, there is a complete hydroponic system to nourish your plants. The bottom reservoir can hold up to one gallon of water, and the top tray can hold up to five plants. Pumps connected to the four irrigation pipes gradually supply water and nutrients to help them thrive. Even better, you can connect the system to the Modern Sprout app to customize your irrigation schedule. You can also start your garden with seeds, transplant thriving indoor plants, or grow from newspaper clippings.

Add some crunch to your favorite meals and grow a small amount of miniature vegetables from your kitchen table. Unlike typical plastic indoor flower pots, this Ingarden flower pot is made of high-quality ceramic and steel. There are three metal seed trays in the space under the LED plant lights, and these seeds will quickly grow into green vegetables rich in antioxidants. A pack with seven garden mats is equivalent to about one month's worth of fresh miniature vegetables. In addition, Ingarden is a carbon neutral company that donates a meal to children in need for every product sold.

This unique water garden doubles as a fish tank. If you decide to raise a fish below, you can observe the harmonious operation of the fish and vegetable symbiosis ecosystem. Fish excrement fertilizes the plants above, and the plants clean the tank below—and provide you with fresh food. But this is not just for vegetables: you can also grow bamboo, succulents and other indoor plants. Use it to add some Zen to your home or as an educational experiment for children.

Another countertop option, the personal rising garden is like a miniature smart greenhouse. Don't worry, remember to water: the one-gallon automatic watering system will take care of it for you. Same as the sun: the overhead LED plant growth light mimics the sun. All you have to do is harvest green leafy vegetables, and it supports WiFi and app control, so you will know when it's time to grow vegetables. Want something bigger? You can also upgrade to a single-family garden or two-family garden.

This three-layer indoor flowerpot with stand has a place in aesthetics. Three Smart Garden 9 containers are placed on a pine and birch shelving system to form a four-foot tall indoor plant stand. The kit comes with lettuce, basil and tomato plant pods-everything you need for a delicious salad. All you have to do is insert the pods into nine cups, fill the water tank, plug in the power source, and wait patiently for the seedlings to sprout. Most varieties will germinate within one to two weeks.

If you think living in an apartment will restrict you from growing agricultural products, think again. Farmstand only needs an outdoor spot with more than six hours of direct sunlight or an indoor spot with grow lights. It has a small footprint and comes in five sizes, so you can choose the one that best suits your space: the smallest model is 3 feet 8 inches high and can hold 12 plants, while the largest model is only 6 feet high and can be Holds 36 plants. plant. You can choose from more than 200 seedling varieties (including herbs, fruits, and vegetables), and then just water, add nutrients, and test their pH once a week to get fresh produce.

This vertical greenery tower simultaneously planted 30 plants in only two square feet of space. The base contains five gallons of water, which flows up the plastic pipe to feed your plants. The arches are equipped with LED lights to provide them with extra sunlight, and multiple sensors can help you monitor their health through the Gardyn app. It tracks the water level, provides tips and tricks, and tells you when to trim the leaves. Set it to vacation mode when you’re out, so you won’t go home and see the withered leaves.

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