Vigoroot Easy Table Garden

I’m very pleased with my Vigoroot Table Garden and have already recommended it to friends. I set mine up outside the back door in February and sowed some mixed salad leaves and some radish seeds which I’d received free with a magazine. To my surprise, the seeds germinated quite quickly, due to the protective cover being on. It’s now May and I’ve been eating salads and radishes from it for several weeks. Given how much a bag of salad costs in the shops, and how quickly it goes out of date once opened, having a supply of cut and come again salad leaves at home seems very convenient. My only regret is that the kit is not cheaper. At around £60 it seems quite expensive for what it is. The cost is the only thing which has so far put me off buying more of them.

The media could not be loaded. High-rise city-centre gardening seemed impossible for years despite us having a thin balcony all around our flat with plenty of sunshine whole day.Until this purchase. Spurred by yet another bout of "I'll give it another shot" after coming from a garden-owning friends' house, we ordered this and bought some herbs, lettuce and such in late summer.Despite us starting late and being total gardening beginners (and nearly frying the poor things in the crazy summer heat waves), the planter did all the work for us and more. We now have amazing fresh herbs and lettuce behind our windows. Even the dimensions are perfect. We can still squeeze by it as needed and the height is perfect - I can literally harvest from my kitchen window now 😂We will see how the materials hold in (our non-freezing) winter - plan to keep mint and few other sturddier herbs there to see if they can make it through. If not, would take it apart and store until next spring (easy enough with the simple construction).But overall, it's PERFECT. The construction is light enough to let the strong high-rise winds go around and especially under. Whilst lifting the plants to the height they need to soak up all the sun they'd otherwise loose due to the concrete balcony edge. The cover is a little flimsy, and I attached it permanently to the poles just to be safe. But yet to show any sign of weakness even in the thunderstorm winds which is a feat (for context: 10th+ floor of our solitary high-rise, located on a small hill, that seems to be build to literally swirl a strong vortex around even in summer breeze). That means the plants are actually really nicely protected, soil isn't being parched, and the self watering system totally works. Even the more sensitive basil is literally thriving in there.Once we test it over the winter, and verify we can be disciplined enough to keep the plants alive. We are absolutely buying more and line up our balcony with it. Will be perfect for anything low/shallow such as herbs, leavy greens, strawberries, spring onions, and perhaps even some bushy tomatoes or peppers if we ever graduate to more finicky plants.It feels great to grow a little bit of our own food. As well as show our city-raised offspring where it actually comes from. For us, this was money well spent.

It is just a trough…

Only two minus points! The frame is strong enough but it wobbles. I don't feel I can hold it for support when I working with my plantings.Second, the reservoir doesn't have a lid to cover the filling point so debris from the birds could get into it. To clean it out I'll need to remove the compost, remove the two rods which support the trough and then hopefully a hose will be able to thoroughly wash the reservoir and remove any debris it contains at the end of the season.Otherwise, it's easy to assemble and spare bits are supplied for things like nuts and bolts. I needed the spare bolt since the thread on one refused to turn on the rod I was fitting it to.All in all It'll do a good job this year and hopefully for another year or so.

It is not yet in use but soon will as we get into the gardening season. I will use for going 🍓 strawberries.

I bought 2 of these. One is of poor quality as a screw completely broke through as I was turning it.This means the stand isn't sturdy. Plus, the one zip is misaligned so cannot close properly. In would have expected far better for the price. Perhaps the seller would offer a discount.

This is great for growing things that don't need lots of depth such as spring onions, lettuce or herbs but is not suited to root crops like potatoes or parsnips. However, I've grown carrots in them and harvested the crop before it gets too big. Recommended.

So easy to assemble - I'm a 49 year old woman and put it together myself very quickly.Very pleased with this. It feels sturdy, and I think it will look great once my herbs are ready to put in it.Great value for money.