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Is AeroGarden Still in Business? Ownership and Buying Facts

Cal HewittPublished Checked

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Well-used countertop hydroponic garden on a kitchen counter with its lamp raised over a thick crown of basil, parsley and dill spilling over the deck

Yes. AeroGarden is still in business, and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company owns it through its subsidiary AeroGrow International, Inc. Scotts did announce a wind-down in 2024, and plenty of pages still repeat that closing story, but the brand's current official page says plainly that "AeroGarden is back in business" and that gardens, seed pods and accessories are fully stocked. If you are about to buy a new unit, replace an old one, or order from a site that turned up in your search results, the two things that matter most are who you buy from and which model fits the plant you want to grow.

What happened to AeroGarden in 2024

The closing story is real, which is why it keeps circulating. In September 2024, text presented as the AeroGarden announcement said the company was "saddened to announce the closing of AeroGarden effective January 1, 2025," and pointed to "a number of challenges with this business." The original company page has since been removed. The wording survives in a preserved community post, so treat it as a copy of the announcement rather than the company's own record.

Scotts' own fiscal 2024 results confirm the business side of it. The release refers to the "previously announced wind-down" and records $29 million of incremental charges in the quarter ended September 30, 2024, attributed to write-offs of excess and obsolete inventory from that wind-down. A wind-down is a planned ending of a business line's operations, which is not necessarily the permanent end of a brand. The release does not restate the reason for closing or the January date, and it does not break out a separate AeroGarden impairment figure.

Then the brand came back. Scotts' return statement says "AeroGarden is not out of business," credits the demand of fans and enthusiasts for the return, says gardens, pods and accessories are fully stocked, and says customer support has been "tuned up." One limit you should know about: that page shows no publication date, and there is no dated Scotts release for the relaunch, so the official record does not tell you exactly when the return was announced.

What you can check is the store itself. On September 12, 2026, the official all-products catalog showed 52 results across gardens, seed kits, accessories and grow lights, and none of the gardens on the gardens page was marked sold out. That is the company's current sales position, not a guarantee that every item will stay in stock.

Who owns AeroGarden now

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company owns AeroGarden through AeroGrow International, Inc. That comes from Scotts' own annual filings, not from a retailer listing or a blog summary.

Scotts built up its stake over several years. Its fiscal 2020 Form 10-K shows it already held 45 percent of AeroGrow before November 29, 2016. On that date a wholly owned Scotts subsidiary exercised warrants for $8.1 million, which raised its fully diluted ownership from 45 percent to 80 percent. The filing describes AeroGrow as a maker and direct seller and wholesaler of consumer indoor gardens. It does not give the date or price of the original 45 percent investment.

The final step came on February 26, 2021. According to the fiscal 2021 Form 10-K, Scotts completed the acquisition of the remaining AeroGrow shares at $3.00 per share, about $20.1 million in cash. Its subsidiary held 80.5 percent of AeroGrow immediately before the close. The later filing reports 80.5 percent rather than the earlier 80, and that is the figure that describes the closing. The current return statement confirms the relationship still stands, describing AeroGarden as part of the ScottsMiracle-Gro family.

That ownership chain also explains the names on your paperwork. The AeroGarden warranty is issued by AeroGrow International, Inc., care of The Scotts Company LLC in Marysville, Ohio. If you see those names on a receipt or a support email, they belong to the same company.

Is the site you found the real AeroGarden store?

Check the web address before you type anything into a checkout page. Scotts has published an Important Consumer Alert naming www.aerogardenindoor.com as a site created by an unaffiliated party that "falsely presents itself as the official AeroGarden store." It is not affiliated with AeroGarden or ScottsMiracle-Gro. Scotts warns that it may appear in search results claiming to be official, and it can also turn up in AI-generated answers as if it were the place to buy. The alert tells you not to place orders there and not to enter personal, payment or login information on it. Like the return statement, the alert carries no visible publication date.

The only official sites Scotts lists are aerogarden.com and the Scotts AeroGarden page. On September 12, 2026, aerogarden.com led straight into that Scotts shop. If a site selling AeroGarden gear lives at any other address and calls itself the official store, it is not the official store.

Scotts names only aerogardenindoor.com in its alert, so no other domain is named here. The FTC warns more generally that search results can steer shoppers toward sites impersonating real businesses. The same address check works on any lookalike you come across: if it is not one of the two official addresses, it has to prove itself before you pay.

How to check a seller before you order

Scotts does not publish a public list of authorized AeroGarden retailers on its official pages. What it does publish is a phone number for exactly this question. The AeroGarden limited warranty says to call 1-888-270-3714 in the US or 1-800-611-9058 in Canada to ask whether a seller is authorized. Make that call before you pay any third-party seller you have not bought from before, whether it is a marketplace listing or a standalone website.

The reason it matters is coverage. The warranty, effective September 30, 2025, covers an AeroGarden product for one year, but only when it was bought from AeroGrow or an authorized seller, and it says purchases from unauthorized internet sites can be rejected. The germination guarantee on seed kits carries the same exclusion for unauthorized sellers. A lower price from a seller nobody has verified can cost you both protections at once.

Two more habits help once you decide to buy. Keep the original, unaltered receipt, because the warranty requires it for a claim. And look at the product page again right before you pay, since a listing can change while you are checking out. Recommendations from other growers on forums are useful for picking a model, but they are not authorization; the phone call is the check.

If you already ordered from the wrong site

Stop entering information. The Scotts alert says to contact your bank or card provider right away, watch your account for unauthorized charges, change any password you reused on that site, and turn on multi-factor authentication.

The FTC's page on what to do if you were scammed adds steps by payment type. If you paid by card, report the charge to the issuer or bank immediately and ask for a refund. If you paid through a payment app, bank transfer, wire, gift card or cryptocurrency, report it to that provider immediately. Then report the scam at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Before the pages disappear, save the order page, the confirmation, the seller's address and your payment record, since those are what your bank will ask for.

Which AeroGarden model fits what you want to grow

Start with the crop, because the height of the light decides what a garden can hold at full size. Grow height is the clearance from the deck of the unit up to its adjustable light, and a tomato plant needs far more of it than a pot of basil. No representative owner poll crowns one best model, so pick by the plant first, then by pod count and controls.

Three countertop hydroponic gardens side by side in increasing size, a small three-pod unit, a six-pod unit with herbs, and a tall nine-pod unit with its lamp raised high over a small tomato plant

The three core models, from their official product pages (Sprout, Harvest and Bounty), compare like this:

The three core models, from the official product pages

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ModelSprout
Pods3
Grow height10 inches, adjustable
LED10W
ControlsPrompts for water and plant food
ModelHarvest
Pods6
Grow height12 inches
LED20W
ControlsPush-button or digital controls, automatic lights
ModelBounty
Pods9
Grow height24 inches
LED40W
ControlsWi-Fi compatible, touchscreen, vacation mode, dimmable automated light

Scotts positions Sprout as its compact 3-pod entry unit, meant for small plants and first-time growers. Harvest's 6 pods and 12 inches of height suit herbs and lettuce, and the manufacturer names basil, mint, dill, parsley, lettuce and salad greens as crops that thrive. Bounty's 24 inches suit tomatoes and peppers. The larger Farm 12XL, with 12 pods and an adjustable light arm, sits in the same tall group, but Scotts does not publish its wattage on the current gardens overview, so ask for the spec before you compare it on light power.

Tall countertop hydroponic garden with its lamp arm raised near full height above a cherry tomato plant carrying small green and red fruit, supported by a short plain stake

Prices on that official gardens catalog on September 12, 2026 were Sprout $29.97 on clearance, Harvest $76.97, Harvest XL $83.97 on clearance, Bounty $114.98, Harvest Elite $124.95 and Bounty Elite $274.95. Treat those as a snapshot from one day, not a price you are promised.

If you want fruiting crops, Scotts' page on what you can grow in an indoor garden lists cherry tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers among small to mid-size hydroponic crops, and it warns that corn, sweet potatoes and beans become unwieldy indoors. Most models support flowers as well. The "up to 5x faster than soil" line on the Harvest and Sprout pages is a manufacturer marketing claim; those pages give no crop, test conditions or results behind it, so plan your harvest dates from your own first grow rather than from that number.

One grower in a 2024 community thread said a programmable timer was worth paying extra for, because basic timing had been frustrating. That is one person's preference, not a count of owners, but it is a fair question to ask yourself if you care about controlling the light schedule.

How AeroGarden compares with Click and Grow

The main difference is how water reaches the roots. An AeroGarden is a small hydroponic garden: pods sit above a reservoir of water and liquid plant food, roots reach the water after sprouting, a pump circulates and oxygenates it, and timed LEDs stand in for sunlight. Click and Grow's Smart Garden 9 uses passive watering instead, where water wicks up to the pod with no pump. It holds 9 pods, draws 13W, and runs its lamp on an automatic cycle of 16 hours on and 8 hours off, according to the company's setup guide.

Click and Grow markets its passive design as silent. A pump can add some sound, but neither company publishes a matched noise test, so treat quiet as a design difference rather than a measured one. Both brands sell a way to use your own seeds: Click and Grow has Grow Anything pods, and AeroGarden has its Grow Anything Seed Kit.

Two other names come up in the same comparison. The Gardyn Home 4 is a much larger vertical system holding 30 plants in 2 square feet, listed at $899 on September 12, 2026. The LetPot Senior is a 12-pod unit with a 24W LED, a 5.5-liter tank, app and touch controls and a light that reaches 30 inches, listed at $119.99 the same day. "Cheaper 12-pod gardens" covers many different machines with no single spec sheet, so compare the light height, wattage, pump, controls and warranty of the exact one you are looking at.

Is an AeroGarden worth the money?

That depends on whether you want countertop automation and whether your crop fits the light height, and owner reports point both ways. In Lowe's reviews, named owners describe a three-year-old Sprout and two Harvest II units still working, Bounty cherry tomato plants kept going for over a year, and success with lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños and cucumbers. On Trustpilot, reviewers in December 2025 and February 2026 reported pods that did not germinate, trouble reaching support, receipt requirements for a remedy and missing replacement parts.

Small plain bowl of freshly cut basil, parsley and dill on a kitchen counter in front of the countertop hydroponic garden they were cut from

The BBB complaints page showed 21 complaints over the past three years as of September 12, 2026: 13 about service or repair, 5 about the product and 3 about orders arriving. Its examples involved a touchscreen failure, support that could not be reached, and frustration with returns and the guarantee. One Lowe's reviewer reported receiving a promised 9-pod kit on August 5, 2025, after filing a BBB complaint. Review and complaint sites collect people who chose to post, so these counts cannot give you a defect rate or an overall satisfaction rate, and there is no published figure for how long a unit typically lasts. If you buy, buy from an authorized seller, keep the receipt, and note your purchase date so you know when the one-year warranty ends.

Frequently asked questions

These come up once the ownership and seller questions are settled.

Can you grow microgreens in an AeroGarden?

Yes. AeroGarden's own indoor-garden guide includes microgreens among the crops suited to a hydroponic indoor garden. Seeding density, method and whether a pod garden makes more sense than a tray are separate questions, covered in this site's guide to growing microgreens in an AeroGarden.

Can you use your own seeds instead of AeroGarden pods?

Yes. AeroGarden sells a Grow Anything Seed Kit with baskets, sponges, labels and domes; you put your seeds into the grow sponge and set the sponge in the pod. The instructions say dwarf and miniature varieties often work well and root crops should be transplanted soon, and the warranty separately excludes modifications that include non-AeroGrow seed pods.

Grow deck of a countertop hydroponic garden with small clear plastic domes over several pods, tiny seedlings just up inside each dome with a little condensation on the plastic

What does the AeroGarden warranty cover?

It covers defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase, or from the date the product arrives in California. AeroGrow chooses whether to repair, replace or refund, and seed kits and accessories are excluded from that product warranty.

How do you contact AeroGarden support?

Use the contact page at aerogarden.com/contact-us or the chat in the Scotts Help Center. For a written claim, the warranty gives this address: AeroGrow International, Inc., c/o The Scotts Company LLC, 14111 Scottslawn Road, Marysville, OH 43040, Attn: Consumer Services.

Where to go next

AeroGarden is an active brand owned by Scotts Miracle-Gro. Buy through aerogarden.com, the Scotts AeroGarden page, or a seller you have confirmed by calling 1-888-270-3714 (US) or 1-800-611-9058 (Canada), and choose your model by the light height your crop needs.

If you are comparing units, the countertop pod garden review sets AeroGarden beside other countertop gardens. If you plan to grow greens for harvest rather than herbs or tomatoes, read the guide to growing microgreens in an AeroGarden. And before you commit, the piece on what an AeroGarden costs in its first year lays out the spending that comes after the purchase price.

Sources

Prices, stock and specifications are as the linked pages showed them on 2026-09-12.

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