Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Barish Michael S
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AeroGrow International, Inc. [AERO.OB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2401 EAST SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 400
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/11/2012
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80206
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (2) 04/11/2012   M   3,877,778 A $ 0.09 3,987,014 D (6)  
Common Stock (2) 04/11/2012   M   588,889 A $ 0.09 618,318 I Owned by Spouse
Common Stock (1) 04/11/2012   M   13,417,308 A $ 0.025 17,404,322 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Convertible Note $ 0.025 04/11/2012   M     335,432.68   (3) 05/06/2013 Common Stock 13,417,308 (1) 0 D  
Series A Preferred Stock $ 0.09 04/11/2012   M     349 06/30/2009   (4) Common Stock 3,877,778 (2) 0 D  
Common Stock Warrants $ 0.07 04/11/2012   A   2,900,001   04/11/2012 04/11/2017 Common Stock 2,900,001 (5) 5,964,001 D  
Series A Preferred Warrant $ 1,250 04/11/2012   D     174 06/30/2009 06/30/2014 Series A Preferred 174 (5) 0 (6) D  
Series A Preferred stock $ 0.09 04/11/2012   M     53 06/30/2009   (4) Common Stock 588,889 (2) (2) 0 I Owned by Spouse
Series A Preferred Warrants $ 1,250 04/11/2012   M     27 06/30/2009 06/30/2014 Series A Preferred 27 (5) 0 I Owned by Spouse

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Barish Michael S
2401 EAST SECOND AVENUE
SUITE 400
DENVER, CO 80206
  X      

Signatures

 Kimberly Westmoreland, Attorney in Fact   04/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) As part of a restructuring of the Issuers capital accounts, Mr. Barish converted Convertible Notes, comprising $306,235.44 in principal and $29,197.24 in accrued interest outstanding, into Common Stock of the Issuer. As part of the restructuring, the conversion price was reduced from the original $0.10 per share of Common Stock to $0.025 per share of Common Stock for all holders of the Convertible Notes, including the Reporting Person. Pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d), the restructuring and the conversion were approved by the Issuers Board of Directors.
(2) As part of a restructuring of the Issuers capital accounts, Mr. Barish converted Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock of the Issuer. As part of the restructuring, the conversion price was reduced from $0.18 per share of Common Stock to $0.09 per share of Common Stock for all holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, including the Reporting Person. Pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d), the restructuring and the conversion were approved by the Issuers Board of Directors. Various. The Date Exercisable of the Convertible Notes ranged from 05/06/2010 to 01/31/2011.
(3) Various. The Date Exercisable of the Convertible Notes ranged from 05/06/2010 to 01/31/2011.
(4) The Series A Preferred Stock had no expiration date.
(5) As part of a restructuring of the Issuers capital accounts, the Issuer issued Common Stock Warrants in exchange for all outstanding Series A Preferred Warrants, including those held by the Reporting Person. Pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d), the restructuring and the warrant exchange were approved by the Issuers Board of Directors.
(6) Includes Shares held in an IRA Rollover Account

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