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Miracle-Gro Gro-Ables Review & Prize Pack Giveaway

This post is sponsored by The Scotts Company. Compensation and products provided. The honest opinions are my own.

I’ve written before about how much we like to garden. There are parts of it I love, seeing bulbs turn into flowers and blossom, picking fresh veggies and fruits off the vines, and being able to walk out the back door and snip a couple of herbs to add to our dinner. While I’m more inspired by the end result, Dave enjoys planting, weeding, and tending to the plants on a daily basis or as needed. Kora & Logan love to help out when they can as well and are happy to dig holes, plant seeds, pull weeds, and pick the veggies. They are always amazed at how big their little sunflowers can get and check their height and number of flowers daily.

GardenWe have a nice garden that runs along our driveway. It’s actually up against our neighbor’s brick house, which we’ve discovered over the years acts as an amazing greenhouse. When we first moved in we couldn’t believe that our roses were still blooming in February, or that our tomato plants would grow so high, or that our zucchini plants would take over the entire garden and eventually the driveway itself. We finally realized how warm the bricks get on our neighbor’s house. They retain heat from the sun as well which helps the garden grow.

GardenWe’ve had a rough winter here. It’s been bitterly cold and has carried on for far too long. We were considering starting some seeds in the house this year and that’s why I was excited to be given the opportunity to work with Miracle-Gro on this sponsored post to review some of their Gro-Ables Seed Pods and offer the giveaway below.

Groables ReviewGro-Ables are seed pods that provide an ideal growing environment for your seed. Each ready to plant seed pod contains growing materials, plant food, and a seed. There are 17 varities of Gro-ables and I selected:

  • Cherry Tomatoes
  • Globe Tomatoes
  • Romaine Lettuce
  • Smooth Leaf Spinach
  • Zucchini Squash
  • Straight Cucumber
  • Basil
  • Cilantro
  • Dill

GroablesI was excited to see how easy the Gro-Ables look like they are to use. Simply pull back the top label to read the directions, plant, add water, and watch it grow.

Groables Instructions

Groables Seed PodI’m anticipating a lot of tomatoes again this year. In the past I’ve gone out to our garden and just from a couple of plants brought in bowl after bowl overflowing with tomatoes.

TomatosI love that the label even says,”Guaranteed To Grow.”

Groable For GardeningThe Gro-Ables seed pod varieties will inspire me to make a number of different recipes including some of my summer favorites.

Easy Garden Tomato Salsa

Fresh Tomato Salsa RecipeCombine 3 cups of chopped tomatoes, 1/4 cup of fresh chopped cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon of lime juice, and mix all ingredients. Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Spaghetti SauceAdd as much sliced garlic as you like to 2 tbsp of olive oil in a saucepan, saute until you smell the garlic. Toss in a bunch of chopped tomatoes. Add salt & pepper and let it all cook together for 5-10 minutes. Toss in cooked pasta, serve in bowls, and top with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.

Simple Zucchini Bread

Easy Zucchini Bread RecipeWhile simple this is a lengthier recipe, you can find all the ingredients and steps here. You’ll also find a few pictures of the kids helping make this one when they were little. So cute!

I’m really happy with how easy  Miracle-Gro Gro-Ables seem like they will be to use and can’t wait to get them planted in our garden as soon as the last frost comes and goes. After looking at our 10 day forecast could be any day now. It will be fun to add these to our garden and I’m looking forward to seeing them grow and using them in our recipes this summer.

I’m also excited to offer the giveaway below.

WIN IT!

One reader of 2 Wired 2 Tired will win a Miracle-Gro Gro-Ables Prize Pack – $100 Value!

The prize pack includes:

  • Gro-Ables Seed Pods
  • Steel Watering Can
  • Decorative Herb Plant Labels
  • Gardening Gloves

Garden GiveawayTo enter use the Rafflecopter form below.


Comments

  3. I would definitely plant the tomatoes and then try that salsa recipe you posted. It sounds yummy. Thanks for having this contest.

  6. First and for-most, definitely the tomatoes, but i’d also love to try my luck at cucumbers this year :)

  7. oh these are so cool, i want to try the cherry tomatoes, basil and dill. i am tony l smoaks on rafflecopter.

  8. i would love to try the Straight Cucumber, Sweet Pepper, Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin and Watermelon Seed Pods.

  9. I would like to try their Globe Tomatoes, Romaine Lettuce, and their Zucchini Squash. I was just getting ready to start looking at my future garden so I will have to investigate these further. Thanks for sharing!

  13. I would love to try the cherry tomatoes pod because my daughter loves the cherry tomato but don’t like regular tomato’s :)

  16. I would like to try all of the Gro-Ables varieties. I’m in the yard gardening a lot. I’m very impressed with the results you got and will have to try these no matter what. I’m most excited about the Cherry and Globe tomatoes. I grow tomatoes year round and use them for everything.

  21. I think it would be fun to try and grow a Miracle-Gro® Gro-ables® Watermelon Seed Pod™ first.

  24. I have never tried planting spinach before, would love to try that. I also have the worst luck with cucumbers, but willing to try again!

  27. I want to try the zucchini and dill, those both grow really well from seeds where I live.

  28. I want to try the Cherry Tomatoes, Basil and Dill the most. But, I’d happily plant any of them.

  39. I’d love to try the Cherry Tomatoes and Straight Cucumbers for sure!

  42. I think I would like to try all of them so I can make lots of yummy things.
    Cherry Tomatoes
    Globe Tomatoes
    Romaine Lettuce
    Smooth Leaf Spinach
    Zucchini Squash
    Straight Cucumber
    Basil
    Cilantro
    Dill

  43. I’d love to try all of them!! Cilantro and spinach are at the top of my list

  50. I’d like to try the Globe tomatoes or Cherry tomatoes. Our family loves eating tomatoes!!! :) Thanks for the chance to win!

  57. The tomatoes for sure. That salsa recipe just calls my name. I love fresh tomatoes.

  61. All of them would be awesome. I would especially love to try the Globe Tomatoes.

  66. I want to try Miracle-Gro® Gro-ables® Cherry Tomato Seed Pod™ to see it compared to my regular way.

  74. I have never seen these before! They are such a great concept especially with eager kids in the house!

  79. I would like to try Romaine Lettuce pod, I’ve never had luck growing lettuce before. I imagine these might help.

  80. The tomato seed pod All your pictures have me craving fresh from the garden tomatoes right now!!!

  81. I know Miracle-Gro makes great products – but I hadn’t heard of or seen these yet. Sounds like a great products especially for hit-or-miss gardeners like me! My Honey/Hubby has already started growing (from seed) two kinds of tomatoes and two kinds of basil in his VERY VERY makeshift-poorman’s basement “greenhouse”… (his thumb seems to be greener than mine!)

    But I like to grow a lot of fresh herbs (love to cook with them!) so I would definitely like to try the Cilantro, Dill (and Smooth-Leaf Spinach and Butterhead Lettuce – which I have never had any success with before.)

    Thanks for the generous giveaway – and the intro too!

  84. I would like to try the globe tomatoes and cucumbers the most. I didn’t even know these were available. Will be buying a few this year for our garden!

  85. I have always wanted to garden but have a brown thumb. I would love to try again with a product that garantee’s growth. The tomatoes look so good!

  90. This is pretty exciting to me! I can’t wait to get to the store and try a few of these:

    cherry tomatoes, globe tomatoes, cucumbers, romaine lettuce, spinach, snap peas, watermelon, cilantro

    I can’t wait to see everything grow!

  102. We love romaine lettuce but have never tried to grow it, and tomatoes are always a favorite.

  104. I would love to try the tomato variety. There’s nothing like great tomatoes for BLT’s in the summertime.

  109. Visited and I would love to try the Miracle-Gro® Gro-ables® Cherry Tomato Seed Pod™

  111. They all look great! I’m especially interested in the lettuce and spinach.

  112. Would love to try the Romaine Lettuce and the sweet pepper pods and of course any of the tomatoes – yum!

  123. I would like to try to smooth leaf spinach and the tomatoes!
    PS Those sunflowers look great!

  130. I would love to try the tomatoes . I garden but always buy the plants and it would be interesting to see if they grow frrom seeds well.

  131. Id like to try some herbs. Id pick the dill and the basil. This would be fun with my grandkids since Im not a green thumb.

  133. I love herbs (and have a very small garden) so I’d like those.
    Thanks for the contest.

  140. I’d like to try Globe Tomatoes, Romaine Lettuce, & Smooth Leaf Spinach to make salads.