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David Watsky Senior Editor / Home and Kitchen
David lives in Brooklyn where he’s spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips.
David earned his BA from Northeastern and has toiled in nearly every aspect of the food business, including as a line cook in Rhode Island where he once made a steak sandwich for Lamar Odom.
Right now he’s likely somewhere stress-testing a blender or tinkering with a toaster. Anything with sesame is his all-time favorite food this week.
Expertise Kitchen tools | Appliances | Food science | Subscriptions | Meal kits
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Best indoor smart garden for most
Click & Grow Smart Garden 3
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$159 at Amazon
Best smart garden for microgreens
Ingarden
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$249 at Amazon
Most stylish indoor garden
Smart Growhouse
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Best smart garden that doubles as furniture
Rise Single Hydroponic Garden
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You’re never too old to discover a new hobby, but you may not always have a lot of time to invest. If you’re looking for a low-effort hobby and you don’t mind getting your hands dirty, we’ve got just the thing. Gardening is a great hobby that lets you grow your own food and herbs while keeping you away from your phone and the temptation to doomscroll. Plus, gardens can be incredibly relaxing, especially if you like being surrounded by nature or you’re an avid gardener who finds peace in working with your hands. But not everyone has the space for a large outdoor garden.
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If you live in an apartment or lack usable yard space, you can still create your dream garden indoors — just start with plant pods. They save space and require a fraction of the work that goes into maintaining a large outdoor garden. Indoor garden systems don’t need much light — some even provide their own — or a watering system to grow your harvest. You just have to be willing to put in the effort.
To find the best indoor smart gardens for every budget and gardening goal, we tested the top options on the market. Click & Grow comes out on top as the best indoor garden system we tested. We also found many other indoor garden systems to fit a variety of spaces, styles and budgets. Whether you want to grow a whole salad with your indoor gardens or just dip your toe into gardening, you can find the perfect indoor gardening system for your needs right here.
Most pod gardens are user-friendly. Plus, most models are small and light enough to be moved around the house. Bigger indoor garden units — Lettuce Grow Farmstand and RiseGarden — take up more space but can hold as many as 36 plants. You’ll also find options for special indoor gardens for growing microgreens and others that emphasize style and simplicity over complex mechanisms and mobile app integrations. Many of these garden systems come with seeds, too.
To find the best smart gardens for 2024, we put several indoor grow systems to the test. Read below to find out more.
Best indoor smart gardens for 2024
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