AeroGrow Introduces the Next Generation AeroGarden, the ULTRA -- Breakthrough Indoor Garden Is Most Advanced Home Garden Yet

BOULDER, CO--(Marketwire - Nov 8, 2012) - AeroGrow International, Inc. (OTCQB: AEROD) ("AeroGrow" or the "Company"), makers of the AeroGarden^® line of indoor gardening products, announced the launch of its newest indoor garden system, the AeroGarden ULTRA, the next generation indoor garden system. The AeroGarden ULTRA features the breakthrough MyGarden control panel that walks users step-by-step through the planting and growing process, offers timely gardening tips, and automatically optimizes the grow lights, water and plant nutrients to maximize growth. The AeroGarden ULTRA is available now for order on www.aerogarden.com with special introductory pricing of $199.95 ($250 MSRP).

AeroGardens let anyone grow lettuce, tomatoes, herbs, flowers and more, indoors, year round using advanced hydroponic technology with no dirt, no mess, and no pesticides. The AeroGarden ULTRA maintains AeroGarden's legendary ease-of-use and guaranteed growth, and offers more than 100 new improvements that make indoor gardening, easier, faster, and more fun than ever. 

"The AeroGarden ULTRA represents a new state-of-the-art for indoor gardening systems," said Mike Wolfe, President and CEO of AeroGrow. "Powered by the intuitive MyGarden control panel, the ULTRA is the easiest-to-use indoor garden ever, making it great for beginners. At the same time, it is also the most customizable and complete indoor garden, allowing advanced growers to control and program every aspect of the garden to maximize yields. The AeroGarden ULTRA is our biggest, smartest, fastest growing garden yet, and is the ideal gardening product for anyone looking to grow the widest selection of fresh herbs, salad greens, vegetables, and more, year round."

Product highlights include:

• NASA-proven, dirt-free growing technology
• QuickPlant feature walks users step-by-step through set-up and planting
• On screen GardenCoach delivers timely, on screen tips, teaching growers to be better gardeners each and every time they grow
• Completely customizable, expanding the boundaries of what can be grown indoors
• Audio and visual alerts remind growers when to add water and nutrients
• Automated MaxGrow full spectrum grow lights provide all the light plants need
• Simple to use, all-natural plant nutrients included
• Automated Germination and High Growth modes adjust as plants grow, maximizing yields
• Compatible with all 40 existing AeroGarden Seed Kits
• Easy to assemble and plant in less than 5 minutes, without tools

For more information on the AeroGarden ULTRA or the full line of AeroGarden indoor gardening products, please visit www.aerogarden.com. Follow us on Twitter at @aerogarden and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/aerogarden.

About AeroGrow International, Inc.
AeroGrow International, Inc. is dedicated to the research, development and marketing of the AeroGarden line of foolproof, dirt-free indoor gardens. AeroGardens allow anyone to grow farmer's market fresh herbs, salad greens, tomatoes, chili peppers, flowers and more, indoors, year-round, so simply and easily that no green thumb is required. See www.aerogrow.com.