| Prepara PP01-PM201 Power Plant Mini | 
| Brand: Prepara
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $20.00
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You Save: $19.99 (50%)
New (7) Used (1) from $20.00
Seller: Stars & Stripes Crafters
Rating:  10 reviews
Color: White
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 7 x 2.8
MPN: 00118
Model: PP01-PM201
UPC: 897659001188
EAN: 0897659001188
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Power Plant automatically dispenses nutrient to your seeds and plants so you won't need to remember. | | • | No overwatering, no forgetting, no worries and no green thumb needed... just leave and grow! | | • | add any seed (of your choice), grow any plant |
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Product Description
PPL1-PM201S Power Plant Basic
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 10
 Product good, service bad. July 5, 2010
Rae
I planted too many seeds for my basil plant. Problem is --I have left about 5 messages wanting advice at the number Prepare supplies with product - I can't get a response.
 No-frills intro to home hydroponics May 11, 2010
Teacher of Teachers
The bottom line is this: you MUST purchase a timer for this product (otherwise the water pump runs continuously). If you are not growing on a sunny balcony or window, you must also purchase a light and ANOTHER timer for that. That's where the main competitor, Aerogarden, has a distinct advantage as an all-inclusive package. However, all of these products, without exception, are overpriced.
The main drawback of this product is the narrow opening in the plastic cover. Given this, the most appropriate plants are indeed small herbs and perhaps lettuces. I am currently growing very small tomato plants (micro toms) but I do not know if they will be able to reach maturity in this container (I've not grown this variety before).
Having said all that, I do think that it is a decent product for those who are curious about hydroponics. Shop around for a good price, though (to make up for what you will pay for a timer).
 Grows and grows February 14, 2010
Neil W. Aubuchon (Sydney, Australia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Absolutely fabulous for growing basil, a real treat to have fresh herbs on hand all year. It is a no-fuss unit, totally easy to set up, to take care of, to clean, it's all great. My basil grows the best, but this grower also does a great job on cherry tomatoes and parsley. The only trouble I've had is with cilantro... it never really matured. It had strong roots and strong stem, but it didn't grow any leaves for me to use. The whole plant consisted of stem, branches and tiny shoots that never matured into leaves. When I finally decided to give up and grow basil again, I found the root system had totally taken over the sponge. In short, there are some herbs that flourish in this sponge growing environment, but some that don't. If you like basil and mini tomatoes, this is splendid and fun to have around. Makes a bit of sound, but it's a nice water-flow circulating sound. Nice gift too.
Great product January 10, 2010
B. Chapman (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this as a gift for my husband the chef. He loves growing his own herbs. They started growing right away as promised. Now we are just waiting for them to grow big enough to cook with.
I'm happy with the unit, but it could be improved December 30, 2009
Marshall Simmons (Altamonte Springs, Florida)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I own both the power plant mini as well as the power plant pro. The Mini is constructed as well as the power plant pro, and looks nice as well. It is easy to set up and I had seedlings within a week. I'm overall very pleased with the unit and consider it a good buy.
My only real concern is that unlike the pro, there is no way to take the unit apart to clean it when there are plants growing. The lid would have to go over the plants to be taken off. If there was any clogs in the water tubes coming from the pump, there would be no way to clean it out without destroying the plants in the process. This could be easily remedied by changing the way the lid attaches to the unit (I will be doing this myself in-between plants.) Note (as far as I can tell after two months, there have not been any clogs, but I don't want to loose a crop because I couldn't fix it if there was one. You also cannot tell if there is a clog because of the lid system)
Other then that, its a great buy and I'm Happy.
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