The Best Hydroponic Garden Systems of 2024

There is not much to dislike about the Personal Rise Garden, which pairs clean-lined, natural wood accents with white metal components to create a slim, 18-inch countertop hydro garden for growing herbs and salad greens year-round. It's beautiful and functional, with a small enough footprint to fit in most places in your home.

This smart-enabled garden boasts a comprehensive app and pretty low energy consumption. For families, Rise features an additional three larger-sized, multi-tiered gardens of the same concept. No matter which size you pick, this is one of the best options we've found for your new at-home herb hobby.

There is minimal upkeep involved in the Edn hydroponic system, so you don’t have to fully invest your time to grow your own fresh veg. It can sit right on your countertop, where your plants can bask under LED lights, with smart alerts set to remind you to care for them.

While the Edn grow kit is smart-enabled, there is currently no support for Android users. Also, watering the garden is a challenge, unless you own, of all things, a turkey baster. Solve for those issues and this is one garden you're sure to get results from.

Kids—and really, anyone interested in science—will adore this hydroponic slash aquaponic water garden that is entirely self-sufficient. Its base is a betta fish tank, while its top serves as the base of a garden—plant roots grow into and clean the water of the tank, while the fish’s waste product fertilizes the growing plants, including succulents and other house plants.

We could only find a few issues: First, that the plants’ roots sometimes get tangled in the water pump, and second, that the water can sometimes get murky. Still, this is one pretty cool invention.

AeroGarden’s Harvest Elite is a great hydroponic garden that stands up to its claims. The starter kit comes with a variety of seed pods for its six openings, as well as grow caps that work like mini-greenhouses, and some Miracle-Gro plant food. The system is easy to use, except for the useless water level indicator, and it is easy to clean.

The super bright LED grow lights work well, except at night when they’re just too bright, so don’t keep this unit in your bedroom.

The number is in the name—the number of seed pods you can cater to, that is—in Click and Grow’s Smart Garden 9. While this larger-than-most countertop hydroponic garden does boast LED lights, they’re not as abundant as in some other grow kits, but there is, well, more space for stuff to grow.

A subscription service offers flexible choices with regard to plant varieties (strawberries! lavender!) and intervals at which they’ll be sent to you.

For people who are new to gardening and growing vegetables, the Gardyn smart hydroponic system offers a great introduction and can almost guarantee a bountiful harvest every few weeks. Also, it’s quite tall, with a 6-gallon water tank, and a hefty price tag to match.

The kit includes 30 seed pods, from lettuce and herbs to tomatoes. It can be a learning tool for families who want to introduce their young children to gardening and growing their own food, in a very un-messy way. And, there’s a great app that you can access if you purchase more than the basic starter kit.

The vase-like appearance of Lettuce Grow’s garden is as adorable as its name is clever. The Farmstand isn’t kidding when it comes to size, either; the largest vertical garden option—with 36 plant openings—stands tall at just over 6 feet.

While we love its look and approach, we don’t love its high price, coupled with the fact that you’ll need to also buy Glow Rings if you plan to use The Farmstand inside, as well as source your own seeds.

If you’re a first-time grower and want to start small, you can’t beat the price on this iDoo indoor herb garden kit. The futuristic-looking system boasts a strong showing of LED lights, which promotes plant growth.

A built-in fan and two growing modes makes it easy to grow vegetables or flowers with this hydroponic garden, and users mention that set up is easy. Included with your purchase is a nutrient solution but you may want to plan to buy more in order to use this garden long term.

Unfortunately, long-term users may find this a case of ‘you get what you pay for’ if and when pump problems arise. Plus, you’ll need to source your own growing seeds.