A working farmer buys home grow systems and tests them in public.
Home hydroponic and aeroponic grow systems, from towers like Tower Garden, Gardyn and Lettuce Grow to countertop gardens like Click & Grow, LetPot and AeroGarden, side by side. We count the sticker price, the pods, the nutrients, the subscription and the power bill, and we label every estimate.
📊 Comparison database
10 systems, every number linked to its source. When a brand doesn't publish a number, we mark it unknown instead of guessing.
Open the table →🧮 True cost per year
Plug in your power rate and how often you replant. You'll see year-one cost, cost per year and cost per plant.
Calculate →🌱 Public test log
We're buying our first system to test at Ember Farm, with more brands to follow. Once it's running, we'll post every month what it yielded, what bolted and what broke, good or bad.
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Gardyn vs Lettuce Grow: the true cost per year
Using brand list prices, a $899 Gardyn with a $29/mo membership comes to about $850 a year, while a Lettuce Grow Farmstand runs about $700–$730. Here's where that difference comes from.