With the GreenBox you can grow various plants: Herbs, leafy vegetables, salads, but also small chillies, cherry tomatoes and many types of flowers! You can also grow exotic herbs that you wouldn't normally find in the supermarket. The GreenBox is also suitable for growing larger plants (e.g. courgettes) and then planting them in the garden when the weather warms up. 

When you start a new set, the amount of water in the tank should be 1.5 litres. If the plants have already developed more roots, you can fill the water tank to the maximum - with a little more than 2 litres of water. In both cases the plants will be supplied for an average of 14 days. At high temperatures, the water requirement can of course increase.

The components of each GreenBox that we ship are carefully packaged in a dry state and separately from each other: the wooden housing does not come into contact with water, the PlantPlugs are "unplugged" and tightly packed - and the seeds are also individually packaged separately. All this ensures a very long shelf life for the product and accessories. As long as they are kept in a dry environment, the seeds and PlantPlugs will last for at least 2 years. So you don't have to worry about whether your "green gift" will last until the holidays :) 

The housing of the GreenBox is made of birch wood from European timber forests. It is cut by a laser and then finished by hand. Each GreenBox is manually assembled, and quality checked in our Berlin workshop. Parts of the fabrication are done by Berlin's sheltered workshops, which is not only local and sustainable, but also gives us more control over the production process.

12 - 16 hours per day is the most effective lighting time for your plants. You can use the GreenBox app to set when the light should switch on and off automatically. The light temperature and intensity can also be flexibly adjusted to your mood via the app. You can also use the GreenBox as a light alarm clock and/or intelligent daylight lamp.

With a light output of 12 hours a day (recommended lighting duration for optimum growth results), the average electricity consumption is around 5.4 kWh per month, which corresponds to a daily additional charge of around EUR 0.07 (as of November 2022). Shall we give you an insider tip? Use our GreenBox Tent to turn your indoor garden into a stylish lamp in the evening and reduce your ecological and financial footprint.

No. The wooden housing contains a plastic tank. This in turn contains the insert with the 8 slots for the PlantPlugs. In the middle of this insert are 2 sprinkling holes for watering. The GreenBox can be filled with water using a standard indoor watering can or drinking bottle so that no water drips onto the wood.