A Guide to Home Vertical Gardens

As hydroponic systems, home indoor vertical gardens prioritize plant varieties that don’t need soil to grow effectively. While that might sound limiting, in reality you have a lot of different things to choose from including varieties of fresh herbs, flowers, fruits, and vegetables:

• Cherry tomatoes: Often the fruit of choice because they offer multiple harvesting cycles, they’re also ideal for home vertical gardens because they require only minimal care.
• Jalapeno peppers: Yielding maximum production under warmer temperatures, these peppers can be grown in automated indoor vertical gardens.
• Basil: This leafy herb is popular for indoor vertical gardening because under the right temperature settings, they can rejuvenate after trimming.
• Flowers like petunias and sunflowers: Though non-edible, petunias are beautiful pink flowers that possess a trumpet-like shape. Their moderate size (7-10 inches) can add to a beautiful home decor along with your other vegetation in your living space (i.e. in your kitchen, living room, etc.). You can have them grown in a vertical garden planter or in hanging pots.
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Not at all. Home indoor gardens are typically easy to maintain, because most models have automated light and water functions, so a lot of the day-to-day work is taken care of for you. Some models, like Gardyn’s, have advanced monitoring and even AI functions, so they can specifically alert you to problems and even offer advice on how to fix them.

While the height of specific home indoor garden units can vary, most models don’t allow for plants to grow over 2 ft. tall—only a few advanced ones, like Gardyn’s, can support growth over 2 ft. But the height is less important than the density, as home vertical designs are made to prioritize density and to maximize the number of plants you can grow in a small space—between 24 and 36 at a time, in higher-end units.

Home indoor vertical gardens are sold in a variety of materials, including wood, steel, and plastic—or sometimes a combination of materials. There is no single best material for the garden base and stand itself; the important thing is that your plants get enough light, water, and nutrients to grow. On that basis, it can be important to choose a model with adequate sensors and automation to ensure that.