Misleading Pricing
I bought the Gardyn as a birthday present to myself and since, I have come to absolutely LOATH this company. The pricing is 1000% misleading. After spending $600 for a plastic tub, you expect us to pay $30/month with a two year commitment (that’s $700 people!!!) to keep it going? To be clear when you first buy the Gardyn, they give you two weeks of access to “Kelby” the “ai” assistant that tells you when to water, trim, etc. Yet the app never publicly lists any kind of subscription costs. The actual cost is over $30/month unless you sign a multi-year deal which more than doubles the cost. This is misleading marketing at its worst. The only green you’ll be seeing is the $$$ you constantly throw away to keep this POS going.
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Fun without the sun
I have had my unit for about a month growing is easy enough and I am currently harvesting so thats been awesome flavor is good fresh the only drawback is the expense at this point not sure its cost affective I don’t like that you need to purchase PVC caps that are way over priced I think that should all come with the initial purchase then only pay for replacement or additional items
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Great!
I can’t say enough good things about My Gardyn! I absolutely LOVE it. Worth the price.
My Gardyn
Wow. This is an amazing hobby. I love tending to my Gardyn. It’s brought me some joy since my husband passed in February. It’s helped me deal with it by keeping me busy but not too busy that it’s too much.
Amazing!
So happy I took the plunge and invested in this garden. We’re hosting our daughter’s wedding so I wanted all my pots and raised beds full of flowers this year. Bought things I could at least grow my salads inside. And what salads they are, bought two more for my house in Florida.
Pay to play
I bought this thing but they never stop trying to sell me a membership for it to work properly. Scam
Recent notification update messes so much up!
Me, as many others, can’t always afford an ongoing subscription.
The most recent update no longer sends notifications unless you have a membership! Not even a simple reminder to do a tank refresh. Very disappointing.
If Gardyn claims to actually care about their customers and our planet they wouldn’t make it so membership based. It’s ridiculous. Feels like they’re just another loser company that wants our money:/ I hope they do better as the system itself is well made and they have great information.
The most recent update no longer sends notifications unless you have a membership! Not even a simple reminder to do a tank refresh. Very disappointing.
If Gardyn claims to actually care about their customers and our planet they wouldn’t make it so membership based. It’s ridiculous. Feels like they’re just another loser company that wants our money:/ I hope they do better as the system itself is well made and they have great information.
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Grows great
With the app it is a no brainer. Fresh salad every week.
Love It!
I’ve had my GARDYN for 3 years and honestly, it’s just so therapeutic. The support is amazing and growing herbs and veggies in small batches are just fun and nutritious! I will alternate mine from herbs and veggies one time to just flowers the next and the results are beautiful and just add warmth to any environment
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Horrible system
This system having to be connected to wi-fi is absolutely ridiculous. I cannot get my system to connect so I’m stuck with a $900 system that I cannot use. We tried contacting the company and did everything that guy told us to do without success. It is so unnecessary to have to connect to WiFi. It’s gardening for God’s sake. Do better Gardyn.
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Review
Amazing veggies that are fresh.
Change subscription credits
I’ve had my Gardyn for over a year now. I love having fresh veggies for salads and I’ve recently started growing flowers. I even started transplanting my extra sprouts into soil so I can have even more veggies this summer!
Fair warning… The Gardyn is a lot of work though. I’ve had many rounds of infection and pests. Taking the whole thing apart and cleaning it thoroughly is an absolute pain. I dread it. Refreshing the tank and trimming roots is not enough to keep the mold away. I’ve recently been paying friends and family to help me with the cleaning because it takes hours by yourself for the larger one.
Another thing, the ai offers basically no help. I should be able to set individual sow dates for each plant so I can get some guidance on care instructions, etc. I should be able to tell the ai which plant is in each spot so it can watch and track them. It’s literally useless. When I ask it for help, it sends me to the booklet. And the app doesn’t even track every plant I’ve purchased and keep them in a place where I can easily access them. I have to look each one up and if I can’t remember the exact name of the plant if I’m not standing at my Gardyn, I’m screwed.
My biggest concern, however, is the subscription. I absolutely cannot stand the fact that the credits cannot be used towards anything besides seeds and plant food. I have more seeds than I could ever even use and enough plant food to last me six months if I cancelled now. My seed stock is a sight to see. I want to use my credits to pay for the heavily overpriced parts and accessories, but I cannot. It’s extremely frustrating. If I’m giving them my money every month, I should be able to use it as I see fit. If this were to change, I would gladly increase my review to four, or even five stars. Until then, I will keep eating the $25 monthly charge for more and more seeds that I will never use and useless ai that is being powered by a data center that is surely ruining someone’s life.
Fair warning… The Gardyn is a lot of work though. I’ve had many rounds of infection and pests. Taking the whole thing apart and cleaning it thoroughly is an absolute pain. I dread it. Refreshing the tank and trimming roots is not enough to keep the mold away. I’ve recently been paying friends and family to help me with the cleaning because it takes hours by yourself for the larger one.
Another thing, the ai offers basically no help. I should be able to set individual sow dates for each plant so I can get some guidance on care instructions, etc. I should be able to tell the ai which plant is in each spot so it can watch and track them. It’s literally useless. When I ask it for help, it sends me to the booklet. And the app doesn’t even track every plant I’ve purchased and keep them in a place where I can easily access them. I have to look each one up and if I can’t remember the exact name of the plant if I’m not standing at my Gardyn, I’m screwed.
My biggest concern, however, is the subscription. I absolutely cannot stand the fact that the credits cannot be used towards anything besides seeds and plant food. I have more seeds than I could ever even use and enough plant food to last me six months if I cancelled now. My seed stock is a sight to see. I want to use my credits to pay for the heavily overpriced parts and accessories, but I cannot. It’s extremely frustrating. If I’m giving them my money every month, I should be able to use it as I see fit. If this were to change, I would gladly increase my review to four, or even five stars. Until then, I will keep eating the $25 monthly charge for more and more seeds that I will never use and useless ai that is being powered by a data center that is surely ruining someone’s life.
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Don’t pay for anything
All of their subscription services and y pods are a complete scam. You’re being totally ripped off. But the device itself is great.
Best purchase ever! Love my Gardyns
I absolutely love this hydroponic garden. It is so easy to grow. I am always amazed at how fast the everything grows. I loved it so much I bought a second one. Kelby lets me know when I need to do something which keeps my Gardyn growing strong. Best purchase for my health. The variety of plants to choose from it great too.
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Glitching like crazy now
It works for months or even a year, but once it glitches, it will create havoc and possibly kill your plants, plus be an enormous time suck to get repaired. Gardyn can’t seem to fix it and minimizes the problem.
Still garbage they hide behind more and more paywalls
Whatever is included now won’t stay, app is unstable, and their devs push updates that will turn your unit on in the middle of the night
Love it!
I bought the studio and my only complaint is that I wish I’d bought the home version. Loving the Gardyn and the app is easy to use.
Blocking Sign In
The app should be available for sign in without blocking the app. Dialog box “Update,” after major power outage; I need to get to my settings.
MASSIVE PII Exposure
Gardyn has publicly stated that no payment data was exposed. CISA advisory ICSA-26-055-03 (Update A, April 2–4, 2026) documents an unauthenticated endpoint that exposed user records including partial payment card data. Both statements are public. They cannot both be accurate.
I love my Gardyn!!!
I had been watching Gardyn for quite a while longingly. My daughter got me one for Christmas. I have loved learning about plants with my assistant Kelby and seeing my plants grow. I want two more.
