Today’s Solutions: June 16, 2026

If you want to grow your own food but don’t have access to a garden, this could be the perfect solution for you. Tegren, a Finnish company specializing in indoor gardening systems, has just created a new hydroponic garden that can be placed on your countertop. Beyond its sleek design, the hydroponic kitchen garden can connect with an app that allows you to adapt the lighting, the watering, and the nutrients to the current growing phase of the plants, allowing for growth rates of up to three times as fast as in traditional gardening.

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