Can an Indoor Smart Garden Beat Outdoor Gardening? We Tested It | WSJ
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- Can smart gardens really grow delicious vegetables inside your apartment? WSJ asked Timothy Hammond, an urban gardener and educator in Houston, to test out Rise Gardens hydroponic smart garden to see how the vegetables compare with his own outdoor garden. Photo: Ben Hallock for The Wall Street Journal
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He's a corporate shill
that guy was honest. he wasnt just advertising the product that sponsored him
The gardener wasn't sponsored. He's a respected grower/gardener who was asked to give an independent opinion by the folks at the Washington Post newspaper. He wasn't given the garden by RISE...and he didn't purchase it either. WAPO purchased it and asked him to test it out for them.
hate hidden ads... btw you can build that for 30% of the 700usd!
Took the words right out of my... Fingers?
An honest review and pointing out the price point. Lots of reviews seem to always down play the expense.
You can watch enough TH-cam videos to build yourself one.
Could you share some of the links to the videos?
@@harshas3844 there are so many diy projects on indoor hydroponic systems
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dengarden.com/gardening/Set-Up-an-Indoor-Hydroponic-System
momsindoorgarden.com/2-easy-diy-indoor-hydroponic-gardens/
Also Google, Dr. Kratky whose patented system has
been used world wide.
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Hopefully these help, so many methods out there. MHPgardener has a great video on mixing solutions that works for him.
So many styles of units to use as well for those that want to start but can not afford a premade structure.
Pool garden.org has videos on how to make a 5 gallon bucket version to grow or clone plants
gardenpool.org/online-classes/how-to-make-a-simple-5-gallon-bucket-aeroponics-system
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What is the energy usage of such a system.
Compared to outside gardening, I would think this system would consume quite a lot of energy
That’s a really good question
Was thinking the same thing. This is a very cool gardening system but it has to use so much energy. Outside will always be the way to go, this is for city people I believe.
Bingo!
It's expensive but great for gardeners living in colder climes for sure.
Well if we could install solar panels to provide for the energy and good insulation with optimal water efficiency, I think it would beat outside and rising temperatures.
Nice review! - LOVE that people seem to be getting more and more into growing their own food!
Com’on, WSJ! You have to tell us the ROI of the garden!
What makes gardening worthwhile is reaping the fruits of your consistent and strenuous effort. Presumably growing plants on the click of an app wouldn't give that satisfaction. In the end, "Nothing beats mother nature".
Stop shaming lazy people, please. 😁
I GREATLY beg to differ..
well, people are willing to pay for convenience. it's like jogging VS cycling VS driving. building your own PC VS buying onw from the shelf.
Due respect, the app doesn't do the gardening for you. It reminds you of what needs doing and when. Many gardeners keep journals to do the same (including prolific gardeners like "founding fathers" Franklin and Jefferson...Washington. Indeed, they kept quite extensive records, so what's your beef with an app that reminds and lists tasks?
It’s not about the satisfaction, but results. Working adults have limited time and nobody is buying a setup like this to grow daisies but to complement their food intake without rising the groceries bill.
Looks like a infomercial...
at least they told us the downside😅
I got to grow vegetables outdoors on my balcony last year for the first time and it was so exciting to see them grow and produce - and then devastating to see some lost to heatwaves and others to mites or even fungus, following a particularly humid week. Growing indoors in a more sterile environment, reducing or eliminating soil when possible, seems like a better option. The major negative for me then becomes 'light management'.
This is one step in the right direction.
One day, indoor gardening will get there.
Tim didnt do what I did yrs ago. Under lights Vs under sun but both on nutritionally mix. Both grow same but ones cheaper on power 👍
What about the taste? Although they grew at different rates, and the varieties are probably different, does an indoor garden with artificial light affect the taste of the final product? Also for size, I'm imagining the smaller versions of the indoor unit aren't going to provide much once you harvest; in order to always have fresh greens available you'd need the larger unit to sustain constant growth and harvesting. The pods remind me of Keurig -- are they sustainable, or bad for the environment?
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Good grief it's expensive. I use jam jars and goldfish bowls with led lights. It costs virtually nothing.. :)
how does it fare? im curious about your set up.
@@NinjaNuggets21 when it fails it's down to neglect cos I got loads growing. Avocado, turmeric, ginger, sweet potato, artichoke, garlic & pumpkin. Green leaves only, no Idea if it's possible to get fruit. It does really well except when I forget to add water. Another thing I don't use any fertilizer, I sometimes put a water snail in & I feed the dregs of our teapot. It does ok but probably much better with fertilizer.. :)
I had the Rise Garden for a little over a year. It's nice until their water pump failed and there support team won't admit to replacing it to the latest one, which they have been doing for other customers. Worst experience ever
For sure you will be producing the most expensive salad in the world, by far.
indeed
it seems like more of an investment
Cool, an advertisement.
you have to buy seed cups every time?
Pretty sure any seeds, soil and fertilizer would work as refills -- if you know what you're doing!
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A key important con that comes with aquaculture is that once a plant goes bad it'll infect everything in its system, this is one of the biggest challenge doing this.
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The thing is, most of the time you would start your seeds indoors until they were strong enough to handle the heat
Will the plants have same nutrients as the ones grown in the sun ?
I have one. I love it
Can this be used outdoors as well? . Are the nutrients organic? Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽
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Great review . My opinion gardening as someone more on a budget would be going for a diy version or an aerogarden or a knockoff aerogarden along with growing outside and in soil. This kit is great for people who have more money .
It's perfect for hobbyists
Also, I've noticed some of the seeds are defective since I've grown them similarly hydroponics. They sprouted a bit quicker than outside.
I’m looking into wall mounted hydroponics for my apartment.
There are good plans on TH-cam to build one for yourself!
1. The market for this started with the Arduino Crowd.
2. Then the more resourceful Aquaponic Growers.
3. Now we these Kit gardens, the Home Depot isn't really taking seriously!
For this to really take off at those prices, it should come with a fish tank at least!
I think with inflation now, you do have to take into consideration the costs of food. Rise claims a head of lettuce is $6 at the farmers market. Well here in San Francisco, it's $5, but you can grow the same head for $1.50 with seed, electricity, and nutrients. I think it comes down to how much you care about the quality of your food. Yes, I can go to grocery outlet, and buy a head of lettuce for 50 cents. Is it the same? No. I live in a house from the mid 20's, so we have lead in our soil. When that and the fog and cold weather half of the year, it's hard to grow much outdoors here. Lime trees and sometimes strawberries are about all you can grow. This allows me to grow things I could never imagine growing outdoors.
I would consider it if I could grow tomatoes, broccoli and Napa.
a commercially-priced and readily available system that every household can use to grow products year round, all while using sustainable and recyclable materials sounds like one of the best investments you can make. Can gardening and agriculture have the next industrial revolution?
Nice video.
If wanting to bring the price down, I would suggest cutting the connectivity. I would be fine checking water levels myself or turning the lights on with a timer, etc. and can’t imagine too many people fussing with remote changes or needing a special app or whatever for reminders.
Sponsored by Smart Garden.
Can you use your own seeds and growing medium?
Much cheaper to build your own, and use MasterBlend. The prices for some commercial systems are insane. DWC, NFT, Tower Garden , they are all pretty simple to build and work excellent. Outdoors or indoors in Winter.
Mostly agree. Although the DIY hydroponic systems you see are not exactly compatible with indoor decor. They have ugly PVC pipes and can have loud components. Good if you intend to maximize the harvest and the money invested, and plan to place it in your cellar or shed out of sight. Not so much if you're placing the garden in your living room or kitchen, where these kind of expensive systems come into play.
Is it possible to grow using normal fertilizer, plz inform me,
wut is this like just straitup an ad ?
I wonder if you can use this for succulents! That'd be awesome... But I'd rather use it to grow some flowers. Gonna talk to my dad to see if I can get one for x mas.. as well as a "Yesteday, Today and Tomorrow" tree.
Is this an ad
Always been skeptical about hydroponics, how do they make sure the water has all the nutrients. They could be missing some micro nutrients.
You put the nutrients into a water with different bottles
The price is insulting!
Is this sponsored?
TH-cam requires you to state if the video is sponsored.
Wow so smart. Is it fisher price?
You can build the system for alot cheaper, you just need the software and light kit
4:55 dude! get a cover for that outlet on the wall! Danger! and it looks like its been painted over? holy moley
WAAAAAANNNTTT. Will give them a year or 2 but really love the concept of hydroponics and being able to grow what I eat even if I don’t have a garden or ideal weather conditions
'concept' wow, big word. almost makes people think you have given this a lot of thought.
Why so mean?
Would an apple seed grow in this thing?
How does the taste compete?
i love it
I dont even have to watch to know indoor growing will always out preform outdoor
It won't replace your greens on your grocery list, you'd need to be growing on a huge scale and that would be a lot of smart gardens. There is the cost of running them all. Nothing beats the sun, the other problems with indoor growing of salad greens and herbs are pests like fungus gnats. The idea is nice but the reality is different.
What's dumb is those grow pods for the hydroponics will cost more than you going to the supermarket and buying it yourself. Wish it wasn't that way.
That really depends on where you live and if you think the quality is the same. Yes, I can get a head of lettuce t grocery outlet for 50 cents, but it's $5 at our farmers market. The quality difference is night and day. If you think low quality produces at the same as high quality, then this isn't for you. The pods with the subscription are around $1 per pod. That's not really that bad with food prices today.
That reservoir isn’t big enough for big veggies roots
how about electricity bill
You didn't talk about nutrition which has more minerals and vitamin?
Can it run off-line
Good usefully grow lights cost a thousand dollars and up,up.
At over 700 USD, I can buy 2-3 Garden Aeroponic Towers
Not worth it, build your own and you can customize it to whatever you want to grow, herbs, cacti, flowers, etc.
For over $700 I expect to not need to clean up after plants.
Same, that's what I expect out of a $120 plate, it better clean up itself
@@TheFalseHuman But if you give it your phone number, it will text you when it wants your cleaning service!
Wait! $750 before I get anything, incessant texting of chores....is this a new smart garden or my stupid old girlfriend?!!!
@@skyak4493 or you can just disable notifications
@@TheFalseHuman What and then go by smell?
IT'S A JOKE!
I like the idea of growing fresh greens through the winter. I make fun of this because they make more garbage just so they can have a continuous revenue stream.
@@skyak4493 can't you go by how one goes by when growing plants in the traditional fashion?
I just want got know if I can grow weed with this thing
Yes but it still costs more than buying legal weed.
What about the electricity
I like everything but the cost. I would not buy it.
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What’s the point of growing plants and flowers inside while we have an unlimited access to the soil outside.
Greenhouses are very common because they create a better environment for plants, which can grow stronger and healthier, which you can continue inside or transfer outside. In areas that don't have perfect conditions, it works well.
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Are vegetables better for you in anyway if they are grown outdoors as opposed to indoors? Like sunlight energy as opposed to this light energy? May sounds dumb but idk.
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The reporter definitely is a weed grower xD
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Carbon free energy = sun..
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This is commercial ads
you could recreate that garden if your handy for $50.
they could grow crops in space or mars or antarctica or the moon using this
Look you can now grow plants indoors for $300
Would this be considered as organic? I mean the nutrients are bottled..
i garden because i want to be outside and move a bit.
Is it worth it financially?
Nope
Wow that was weak. 25 days isn't nearly enough. Maybe the outdoor plants started slower but would have out-produced the indoor ones? Very likely with many sun-loving plants. Then again, you're unlikely to get much in the way of pests inside since you're not using soil. This was just so incomplete.
$800 bowl of salad 😂😂 . Nice
Didnt even do a test comparison.
Is this an ad?
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Ask any cannabis farmer, outdoor can't even compete with indoor. There is no competition when your'e able to completely control the environment.
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Rip off, but bring on the competition, all will be well.
Mmm, now that’s a 700$ leafy green salad…
So many design mistakes here, Know there are better kit system out there!
You get more calories out of $750 worth of guinea pigs.
The future
It's not the task for indoor gardens to beat ourdoor gardens. It's, especially in winter and autumn, there to be an add on. Or it is for people who don't own a real garden. What's there to "beat"? So your title is rather much click-baiting.
For that price, at least grow weed in it
No the answer is no
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No it can’t. I experimented with hydroponics. Costs too much to build. One led light alone costs $100-200. Sun light is free. Sprinkler system too expensive and maintain. Not worth it.
Sun is free but doesn’t work 24/7. What kind of LEDs did you buy for $100+. The sprinkler system is pretty easy once it’s set up.
@@frostystallie8736 the nozzles fails after a few weeks. Amazon sell those LEDs, and they are pretty pricy. Along with the water pump and timer. Just economically not worth it. I guess I can set up a TH-cam channel and start a “movement” and make some money off the hype. But not by growing stuff.