FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Peierls Brian E 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/11/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AeroGrow International, Inc. [AERO.PK] (Last) (First) (Middle) 7808 HARVESTMAN COVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) AUSTIN, TX 78731 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 5,515,313 D   Common Stock 36,768,754 I By The Peierls Foundation, Inc. Common Stock 3,217,266 I By the UD Ethel F. Peierls Charitable Lead Trust Common Stock 827,297 I By The Peierls By-Pass Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants (right to buy)	  (4)	05/06/2015	Common Stock	120,000	$ 0.07	D	Â
Warrants (right to buy)	  (4)	05/06/2015	Common Stock	8,000,000 (1)	$ 0.07	I	By The Peierls Foundation, Inc.
Warrants (right to buy)	  (4)	05/06/2015	Common Stock	700,000 (2)	$ 0.07	I	By the UD Ethel F. Peierls Charitable Lead Trust
Warrants (right to buy)	  (4)	05/06/2015	Common Stock	180,000 (3)	$ 0.07	I	By The Peierls By-Pass Trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Peierls Brian E 7808 HARVESTMAN COVE AUSTIN, TX 78731	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Brian E. Peierls		04/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Mr. Peierls is Vice President and a Director of The Peierls Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Foundation.
(2)	Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the U.D. Ethel F. Peierls Charitable Lead Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
(3)	Mr. Peierls is a Trustee of The Peierls By-Pass Trust.
(4)	The Warrants are exercisable immediately.

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