So my girlfriend's birthday is coming up and I was going to get her some books and wine, but this past weekend while we were at the grocery store she specifically mentioned wanting an indoor herb garden. Now I'm barely capable of cooking for myself and quite honestly don't know shit about herbs, let alone herb gardens... but I was looking around and something like this seems to be pretty much what she is looking for. I'm a little concerned about this particular unit's noise and lighting, but otherwise it looks like a decent product.
Anyone used anything like this or have suggestions for alternatives? The extent of additional info I can provide on what she wants is that it needs to be good at growing basil, which she uses in a lot of her recipes (all of which I really enjoy). The AeroGarden units seem to do really really well with basil, so that's a plus.
Thanks folks.