AeroGrow to Present at Cowen and Company's 6th Annual Consumer Conference on Wednesday, January 16, 2008, in New York

BOULDER, CO--(Marketwire - January 9, 2008) - AeroGrow International, Inc. (NASDAQ: AERO) ("AeroGrow" or the "Company"), makers of the AeroGarden® line of indoor gardening products, announced that AeroGrow has been invited to present at Cowen and Company's 6th Annual Consumer Conference on Wednesday, January 16, at 1:00 PM ET at The Westin New York at Times Square.

During the presentation, Michael Bissonnette, Founder and CEO, will provide insight about AeroGrow's products, business strategy, financial results and potential. The presentation will also be broadcast live over the internet, and a replay will be archived in the Investor Relations section of the AeroGrow website. Listen live or hear the replay at www.aerogrow.com/investors.

Cowen and Company's conferences are major industry events attracting top institutional investors as well as leading companies in their sectors of focus -- Technology, Health Care, Consumer & Retail, Aerospace & Defense, and Alternative Energy. This Conference will feature the senior executives of more than 70 consumer companies sharing in-depth views of their current operations and future trends.

About AeroGrow International, Inc.

Founded in 2002 in Boulder, Colorado, AeroGrow International, Inc. is dedicated to the research, development and marketing of the AeroGarden®, the world's first kitchen garden appliance. The AeroGarden features NASA-proven, dirt-free aeroponic technology, allowing anyone to grow farmer's market fresh herbs, salad greens, tomatoes, chili peppers, strawberries and more, indoors, year-round, so simply and easily that no green thumb is required. See www.aerogrow.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements by Michael Bissonnette and/or the Company, statements regarding growth of the AeroGarden product line, optimism related to the business, expanding sales and other statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business. Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, sees, estimates and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results could vary materially from the description contained herein due to many factors including continued market acceptance of the Company's products or the need to raise additional capital. In addition, actual results could vary materially based on changes or slower growth in the kitchen garden appliance market; the potential inability to realize expected benefits and synergies; domestic and international business and economic conditions; changes in customer demand or ordering patterns; changes in the competitive environment including pricing pressures or technological changes; technological advances; shortages of manufacturing capacity; future production variables impacting excess inventory and other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings under "risk factors" and elsewhere. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

Contact Information: CONTACTS: Corporate John Thompson AeroGrow International, Inc. (303) 444-7755 Investor Budd Zuckerman Genesis Select Corporation (303) 415-0200