AeroGarden Wi-Fi 4+

I love my Aerogardens and don’t mind paying for the ease of use. Don’t get me wrong, the Aerogarden itself is great. I have a Farm 24xl, a Bounty and a Sprout. The app is the issue...

This app was down for weeks because they didn’t have their stuff together and couldn’t cope with Apples requirements. The app only operates in landscape mode and is a pain to utilize on an iPhone. Notifications for fertilizer and water disappear and do not remind you after the initial opening of the app. If you are not in a location where you can add fertilizer or water immediately don’t open the app or your reminder will disappear. Please fix so that reminders stay in place until the user clears the reminder. Also, is it too much to ask to have the time automatically set off of the phone or app? There’s no reason you should have to manually adjust the time every time there is a power outage or you unplug and replug in the unit and it’s connected WiFi . This should be automatic.

I just bought the aero garden with Wi-Fi. I set up the garden and then downloaded the app as instructed. When I tried to login with my email address, I got a message saying that the password was incorrect. When I tried to reset the password, I needed to have the old password. If I had the old password I wouldn't of needed to reset it. Finally, it was telling me that my email address was already in use and I could not use it. So I had to set up a new account with a different email address. All of this required multiple email messages with codes that required me to go back-and-forth between my email and the app. When I set up the network on the garden, I got a message that there was a new release of the software. I selected the option to update the software and the update failed partway through due to "network problems" and I had to re-enter the network information again. I tried this multiple times and was never able to get the update installed. The garden is never able to complete the update. I also had to reset the clock after that. So I am very disappointed with the quality of the app and the set up process for the garden. It is for all intents and purposes unusable. I also noticed that the app has not been updated for over six months. Not good.

I just wish to say thank AeroGarden for helping me get back into gardening hydroponics and aquaponics. I hope that someday their can be HomeKit and Apple Watch support in AeroGarden iOS app. ++ I don't know what it would take to make a wifi/bluetooth drip pump for aquarium/reservoir to feed AeroGarden system racks or ‘walls’. Their are many DIY options but adding the option to monitor reservoir levels. Or an API that tells the pump to feed at low medium or off on full with the wifi enabled Bounty an XL farms. +HomeKit support for Siri to turn off lights, suspend for set time (movie/meal time), dim to percentage or inform on water levels. I know their is some work arounds for Apple Shortcuts. *App so far needs portrait mode, and keyboard in Garden Log takes up all screen reality in adding notes. +Even adding Siri or Alexa in voice assistance for specific notes like pollination or trimming could be useful. *This current app also is void of Pump Settings for advanced watering schedules. +AR/Lidar could be used for buds, fruit count, flower count even propagation and trimming tips. *+*+*+*Maybe an open source access to help develop rPi, Arduino, and IOT board development for aeration and water/drip feeding pump applications.