The first benefit is that most indoor vertical gardens don’t require soil. They operate via a hydroponic system, meaning you grow your herbs and veggies by using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil. You likely know that damp and soggy soil provides the perfect breeding ground for bugs, so without this part, your indoor garden is less prone to gnats and bothersome creatures.

The second benefit is that you can grow any type of fresh greens year round because indoor gardening isn’t dependent on the weather. Just click on your grow lights and watch your plants thrive! This is great for those who want more control over cultivating pesticide-free food. Additionally, as mentioned, indoor systems don’t take up much floor space, allowing you to stick your tower up against a wall, kitchen island, or even in your living room. In fact, some of the gardening systems we found on this list look like regular plant decoration for the home.

Some cons to indoor vertical gardens, which reviewers have mentioned, are price and learning curve. As you can tell from this list, indoor gardens are an expensive hobby to maintain because the systems can contain “hidden” costs—you may have to pay for grow lights or certain types of seed pods. While the systems are designed to be intuitive and easy to use, compared to you building a garden from scratch outdoors, this means brands can up-charge you on all the bells and whistles that come with the system. However, what you lose in money, you gain back with time, and to us, that’s worth it.

For those who have never gardened in their life, setting up the system and figuring out which greens grow best will require trial and error. Most of the systems on this list come with an app that will remind you to give your plants more nutrients or when it’s time to harvest, which makes the job easier. Like with any living thing though, your greens will require TLC. If you don’t have the desire or time to take care of plants, an indoor garden may not be the best for you.