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One way you can save a lot of money is to recycle your AeroGarden grow pods. It’s a very simple and easy way to avoid having to buy any additional items such as the “Master Gardener” 1 season kit.
Inside each grow pod is a special sponge; this sponge contains the seed and the nutrients to get the seed growing and to later provide a surface for the roots to grow into. Essentially the sponge replaces the soil in outdoor gardens.
While this sponge is very different from one you would buy at your local hardware store that doesn’t mean it’s not available if you do some digging. I came across a very interesting site called FutureGarden that sells a number of products which can be used instead of the much pricier official Aerogrow products.
You can see the Perfect Start sponges here.
Now what makes these so great is you can purchase these sponges for as little as $9.95 for 100 sponges, then buy your seeds at a local store for next to nothing and now instead of having to pay $19.95 plus shipping every 6 months to grow a new garden you can have several years worth of AeroGardening for under $25
June 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Hi there, I was just wondering if you tried the master gardener kit and if you had luck growing anything? Also did you try the alternative perfect start sponge?
I’m an absolute novice at this and would appreciate any information
thank you!