
If you are vegan you probably already know that a lot of plant food is not vegan; for example a lot of plant food includes manure or fish poop (would that be fish manure?). And for you others, no, of course people aren’t going to eat the plant food, but many vegans eschew any product derived from an animal, and so want to avoid that in their plant food.
So you’ll want to know the following things:
While it is Vegan There is an Issue with Aerogarden Plant Food
First the good news about Aerogarden liquid plant food: It is vegan, as confirmed to me directly from Aerogarden:
Thank you for contacting us. We want to ensure that everyone has positive results with their AeroGarden and enjoys many beautiful and delicious rewards.
AeroGarden Liquid Plant Food is designed to provide the nutrients plants need to grow and balance the pH of the water at the same time.
AeroGarden Liquid Plant Food has a pH buffer component in it so additional hydroponics fertilizer, such as pH Up/Down, is not necessary. AeroGarden has developed our Liquid Plant Food for use in AeroGardens as an easy, one-step solution to providing all the nutrients your plants will need. AeroGarden plant food is derived from: Potassium Nitrate, Calcium Nitrate, Mono Potassium Phosphate, Ammonium Nitrate, and Magnesium Sulfate. It does not contain natural ingredients.
So that’s the good news.
The bad news is that Aerogarden was acquired by Scott’s Miracle Gro in 2020.
The worse news is that as of this year (2024) Scott’s has announced that they are shutting Aerogarden down.
So if you’ve been looking for the large bottles of Aerogarden plant food and been unable to find them, you may be out of luck. And the little bottles, like the ones that come in the kits, are $11 for a 3ounce bottle!
BUT! Here’s some other good news!
TPS Vegan Plant Food for Hydroponics to the Rescue!
TPS liquid plant food for hydroponics is well-reviewed, reasonably priced ($12 for eight ounces, $30 for a quart), and vegan! Here is what TPS told me when I asked them:
“Thanks for reaching out! Our Liquid Plant Food is 100% Vegan and animal free so you will have no worries at all using it in your Aerogarden. We hope this information helps and let us know if you have any other questions.”
You can buy the TPS plant food here (NOT an affiliate link):
https://www.amazon.com/AeroGarden-Hydroponic-Growing-Systems-Fertilizer/dp/B0BRTKV4TC/