Seedsheet Grow Your Own Basil Bucket Container Garden Complete Kit

I would like to preface this review with the statement that the customer service folks at Seedsheets are very kind and polite. I was issued a refund for everything so they have the customer service part down.I ordered three sets of these and nothing is growing. I have maybe 3 pods with activity out of 15-16 overall. When you sell a product as a "kit" for tacos, or pickles, etc, all parts have to work. If even one of the "ingredients" fail, the kit is a failure. This is a great spin on an old hobby, but the design is flawed. Now I am over $50 into the product with terrible results. I planted these in my planters on miracle grow garden soil, and I used a shade fabric so the sun didn't beat down on the seeds. Its a 30% fabric so it only blocks the harshest sun rays but doesn't put them in darkness.Seedsheets needs a dedicated APP for care and interaction with your customers. My signing up for a text message interaction seems a weak way to help the customer depending on the package they are growing and when each package was planted. The text messages don’t delineate one product from another. So, for instance, say I have the taco set…….the App could help the grower see what should be happening at any point along the way, history or fun facts about the specific crop, as well as a method to send in a photo with success or to get help with problems. Likewise, a QR-code or bar-code on the package would be a much easier way for the end user to interact with the app and SS. You could also include a user forum, etc.The packaging has a lot of necessary waste in it with little useful information. Gardner’s are “collectors” but the information in the package is either too large or full of information not specific to the product.Based on the limited germination I experienced, I would guess the seeds are of low quality. What did germinate was weakly looking.The product needs a revamp in design; the seed pod must be more robust to allow a greater measure of success. I also use the AeroGarden products, and I get almost 100% germination with whatever I plant. While it’s a little different product, I think that some of the media used could be applicable to the Seedsheet concept.In any event, I really wanted to like this product. As a gardener for over 30 years, I like trying new things, so I was instantly curious about SeedSheets. I don’t believe, however, that you have been able to tap into a new successful method of gardening. After reading the many reviews on amazon, most of the positives are from people who have just received the product and have not planted, or that gave it as a gift.I predict Seedsheets will go belly up within the next growing season unless something radical changes.

Way, way easy to use. Perfect for patio, balcony or other places where an in-ground or raised-bed garden are not practical. Good idea for sharing the growing process with children. I am going to give as a gift next year at the start of growing season.

Love the idea. It doesn’t come with the ‘fabric gardening container’ or the ‘plastic saucer’ as the instructions say it should.

So easy to use!!!!

Received this item Saturday, it didn’t come with the blue fabric container and I can’t return the item!

I love this idea and the simplicity of it as a product. It just didn't seem to work that well. The herbs poked through by almost never developed. I really wanted to love this product, but just didn't.

This was my first experience with successfully growing anything on my own and I could not be more pleased. My kids, who are 4 and 6, were able to set up the sheet in a pot on their own. They water the tomatoes and basil daily. We have so much basil! Its so nice to walk out onto your deck and grab some to add to any meal. The tomato plants have grown pretty tall and we have at least 12 tomatoes so far. The spacing of seeds has always been my trouble and seedsheet solves that. We LOVE this product as its completely foolproof. I cannot wait to try the other kits!!

This is a really cute idea and was really easy to get started. Unfortunately for me wildlife in our yard got to these overnight and ate my cute little seedlings. It is a great idea to have the plants needed for certain dishes or types of plants together. The little watering spout for a water bottle was a nice unexpected surprise as well. Next time I will have to invest in some netting to keep the birds, lizards, squirrels and bugs out.