Hi Diana,

If you’re concerned about Miracle Grow, you don’t have to use Aerogarden nutrients. There are many different brands of hydroponic nutrients, and right now I use this brand’s powder version.

But, I think you may be confusing the nutrients needed to grow plants in hydroponics with fertilizers.

All the plants I grow are pesticide free (i don’t spray any chemicals on the leaves or fruit, the part I’m actually eating). That’s how I know the plants are organic.

The nutrients that are poured into the grow bowl are not organic. They’re a combination of minerals (nitrogen, potassium, calcium etc) to help the plants grow. Minerals are not certified organic or not-organic, they’re just minerals. So you can’t really find ‘organic’ hydroponic nutrients.

In any case, the nutrients are very different from pesticides (sprays to kill bugs that are sprayed directly on the plant)!

Garden options:
This Click + Grow or Aerogarden or this cheaper Amazon garden would be a good option for salad! But if you want a full head of lettuce every day, continuously, you may need multiple units.