Best Indoor Garden Systems: I’ve Been Testing All Year (2026)

最佳室内园艺系统：我已测试了一整年（2026年）

I was a forestry major in college with an emphasis on dendrology and watershed management, so it probably won’t come as a surprise that I’m a lifelong plant person and have been gardening for upward of 30 years. Even in apartments or living situations where a full garden wasn’t feasible, I’ve always tried to grow something, whether it’s a single rosemary plant on a windowsill, a Topsy Turvy Tomato, or a few basil sprigs in an old-school AeroGarden.

我在大学主修林业，侧重于树木学和流域管理，所以我是个终身植物爱好者，并且已经有超过30年的园艺经验，这大概不会让人感到意外。即使是在公寓或无法拥有完整花园的居住环境下，我也总是尝试种植一些东西，无论是窗台上的一株迷迭香、一个倒挂番茄盆栽，还是老式 AeroGarden 里的一点罗勒。

For the past year, I’ve been testing various indoor smart garden systems in my home, including models from all the well-known brands, and I have some thoughts. These gardens are definitely an investment in both time and maintenance, and they’re all different in terms of what they offer. The Gardyn Home 4.0 ($899), for example, offers total success with no green thumb required if you pay for a subscription, while the Auk Mini ($259) is the perfect attractive-yet-low-maintenance solution for those who just want herbs. Are these gardens worth it? How much can you really grow? How can you be sure which option is best for your specific lifestyle? Read on to see which gardens stood out and why, and which might be ideal for your home and needs.

过去一年里，我在家中测试了各种室内智能园艺系统，包括所有知名品牌的型号，我有一些心得。这些园艺系统无疑需要投入时间和精力进行维护，而且它们提供的功能各不相同。例如，如果你愿意支付订阅费用，Gardyn Home 4.0（899美元）无需你具备园艺技能就能确保种植成功；而对于只想种植香草的人来说，Auk Mini（259美元）是一个既美观又低维护的完美解决方案。这些园艺系统值得购买吗？你到底能种出多少东西？你如何确定哪种选择最适合你的生活方式？请继续阅读，看看哪些园艺系统脱颖而出及其原因，以及哪一款可能最适合你的家庭和需求。

Best Overall: Gardyn Indoor Hydroponic Garden

最佳综合奖：Gardyn 室内水培花园

Gardyn Home 4.0 (read my full review here) was one of the easiest indoor gardens to assemble set up out of the box; it also yielded the most dramatic success of any of the brands I tried. Flowers, kohlrabi, thyme, and even a whole cauliflower all thrived in this pipe-based system with the lights in front to allow for taller plant growth.

Gardyn Home 4.0（点击此处阅读我的完整评测）是开箱后最容易组装和设置的室内花园之一；它也是我尝试过的所有品牌中种植效果最显著的。花卉、苤蓝、百里香，甚至整棵花椰菜都在这个管道式系统中茁壮成长，其灯光设计在前方，为更高大的植物生长留出了空间。

Seeds arrive in proprietary pods called yCubes. Part of what makes the Gardyn foolproof is the subscription app add-on, “Kelby,” which monitors your plants via attached sensors and cameras. It delivers customized watering and lighting schedules, as well as maintenance suggestions via AI (which an anonymous source told me is basically OpenAI’s ChatGPT with an overlaid prompt). This subscription adds an additional $259 a year to the base purchase price, though it includes a certain number of credits per month, depending on whether you have the Home or Studio model, with which to buy new yCubes.

种子装在名为 yCubes 的专利育苗盒中。Gardyn 之所以能做到“傻瓜式”操作，部分原因在于其名为“Kelby”的订阅制应用程序插件，它通过连接的传感器和摄像头监控你的植物。它提供定制的浇水和照明计划，并通过人工智能（一位匿名消息人士告诉我，这本质上是叠加了提示词的 OpenAI ChatGPT）提供维护建议。这项订阅在基础购买价格之外每年额外增加 259 美元，不过它包含每月一定数量的积分（取决于你拥有的是 Home 还是 Studio 型号），可用于购买新的 yCubes。

Each Gardyn purchase comes with your choice of yCube sets: “Salad Lover,” “Budding Florist,” or “Chef Faves.” I’ve tried both “Budding Florist” and “Chef Faves,” and my favorite is the latter; it has an interesting variety of everything from breen and Tokyo bekana greens to Thai basil and miniature sunflowers. Though Gardyn recommends starting the yCubes in the company’s add-on $80 nursery, I’ve germinated plenty of yCubes right in the system just fine.

每次购买 Gardyn 都会附赠你选择的 yCube 套装：“沙拉爱好者”、“花卉新手”或“厨师最爱”。我尝试过“花卉新手”和“厨师最爱”，我最喜欢后者；它包含各种有趣的品种，从红叶芥菜和东京白菜，到泰国罗勒和迷你向日葵，应有尽有。虽然 Gardyn 建议在公司售价 80 美元的附加育苗器中启动 yCubes，但我已经在系统中直接成功发芽了许多 yCubes。

Once a month, the base needs to be emptied and scrubbed. Every few weeks, the roots need to be checked for root rot and growth outside the yPod, examined for whether it’s time to prune, and/or tucked back in if they’ve wandered too far. This maintenance is admittedly a bit laborious, and if you do not do it consistently, you will be very sorry when it’s time to clean the Gardyn and prepare it for its next planting. (Ask me how I know!)

每个月，底座都需要清空并刷洗。每隔几周，需要检查根部是否有腐烂或长出 yPod 之外的情况，观察是否需要修剪，或者如果根系延伸太远，需要将其塞回。这种维护工作确实有些繁琐，如果你不能坚持进行，那么在清理 Gardyn 并准备下一次种植时，你会感到非常后悔。（问问我是怎么知道的！）

NOTE: On February 24, 2026, and April 2, 2026, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released advisories regarding vulnerabilities in Gardyn Home and Studio devices. These security weaknesses could have allowed someone to take remote control of a Gardyn device, access plant photos, and obtain personal information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails.

注意：2026 年 2 月 24 日和 4 月 2 日，美国网络安全和基础设施安全局 (CISA) 发布了关于 Gardyn Home 和 Studio 设备漏洞的公告。这些安全弱点可能允许他人远程控制 Gardyn 设备、访问植物照片，并获取姓名、地址、电话号码和电子邮件等个人信息。