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Tending Your Garden

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dd Water

• Use room-temperature water. Very hot or very 

cold water will hurt your plants . 

• We recommend using municipal tap, bottled or 

purified water. Well or softened water SHOULD 
NOT be used because the extra minerals in 
these sources may be harmful to aeroponically 
grown plants .

!

There should always be water in the 

Bowl

 of your 

AeroGarden. For instructions, see the 

“Add Water 

Using a Spouted Container” 

section in your 

Quick 

Start Guide. 

F

eed Garden

All 

Flower Series Seed Kits

 have two types of nutrients 

– “Starting Nutrients” and “Growing Nutrients .” The 
one exception to this is the 

Cascading Petunias Seed Kit,

 

which also has “Flowering Nutrients .” 

For 

Cascading Petunias

, follow the instructions in your 

Quick Start Guide

 using “Growing Nutrients” for first 

feeding after planting and then “Flowering Nutrients” 
for remaining feedings .

Note:  We recommend checking for bugs every time you 

add nutrients. See Troubleshooting on page 18 of 
this Guide for details.

Quick Start Guides

 available at:

www.aerogardensupport.com

Every 2 weeks you will need to add one nutrient 

tablet (3-pod AeroGardens) or two nutrient 

tablets (6- or 7-pod AeroGardens) to the 

Bowl

For instructions, see 

“Add Nutrients” (Feed 

Garden - Basic Feeding)

 in the 

Control Panel Features

 

section of your 

Quick Start Guide. 

Summary of Contents for Flower Series

Page 1: ...FLOWER SERIES Tending Guide PLANTING DATE SEED KIT TYPE English...

Page 2: ...6 Set Your Light Timer 16 Troubleshooting 17 Replace Bulb s 19 C O N T E N T S Whether this is the first or fifth garden you are planting in your AeroGarden you will need to reference your Quick Start...

Page 3: ...ide openings Short plants are slower growing and or mature into smaller plants they are best suited for growing in a Front opening NOTE Flowers need a daily dark period to produce blooms If your Garde...

Page 4: ...he light cycle You do not need to thin your plants as the AeroGarden can support multiple plants in each Seed Pod Never remove Labels They promote germination inhibit algae growth and identify your pl...

Page 5: ...ts and Growing Nutrients The one exception to this is the Cascading Petunias Seed Kit which also has Flowering Nutrients For Cascading Petunias follow the instructions in your Quick Start Guide using...

Page 6: ...ght s section in your Quick Start Guide Keep Your Garden Healthy Keeping a watchful eye on your Garden is not only a joy but also a smart way to make sure your plants stay healthy As your plants grow...

Page 7: ...like some plants are shading other plants use the following guidelines to rearrange your Seed Pods Slow Growing Plants will be shorter than other plants in your Garden move them to Front openings Bus...

Page 8: ...th of your Garden and ensure strong plants with bountiful flowers prune large leaves that shade other plants in your Garden Remove large leaves or branches with scissors Prune where leaf or branch mee...

Page 9: ...ethod Remove large leaves that shade other plants with scissors Make cut at base of leaf Tuck smaller leaves to give the shaded plant more light Photo at right shows how plant might look after pruning...

Page 10: ...to Prevent Shading Continued Plants with Long Stems Cut branches that shade other plants with scissors Prune just above a set of leaves growth point Photo at right shows how plant might look after pru...

Page 11: ...short lived blossoms that last less than a week such as Mimulus and Dianthus Others such as Marigolds have blossoms that remain attractive for weeks Your eye is the best judge of when to deadhead Foll...

Page 12: ...eading Cut flower stem at base Plants that Drop Spent Flowers and or Have Many Small Flowers Gypsophila Lobelia Melampodium and Nemesia are some examples of plants that do not need deadheading Some pl...

Page 13: ...own at right can look like a dead blossom HELPFUL HINT 2 Deadhead flowers when light s are on Some blossoms such as Gazania shown below close up when light s are off and can look like a dead blossom D...

Page 14: ...that they droop over the edge of the Garden To keep your plants compact Cut heavy branches as flowers begin to die not more than 6 15cm from the tip with scissors or by pinching with fingers Prune ju...

Page 15: ...at are stressed Follow suggestions to restore your Garden s health Wilted Plants are not getting enough water Check water level Burned Plant is too close to Grow Bulb s Raise the Lamp Hood Curled Insi...

Page 16: ...d Is Bowl securely placed in Base Is there water in Bowl up to FillTo Here Is Lamp Hood at lowest setting Planting Your Garden Is there a Seed Pod in every Grow Surface opening Did you put a Dome on e...

Page 17: ...at night Can I change the time of day the light s go OFF On select models yes If it is possible to change the time your light s go off instructions will be found in the PersonalizeYour LightTimer sect...

Page 18: ...rden consult your Quick Start Guide to see how light timer is affected when your model is unplugged To move your AeroGarden be sure to pick it up by holding the Lamp Arm with one hand and sliding your...

Page 19: ...dots on the underside of leaves Heavy infestation will leave noticeable webs on the tops of plants This is the easiest way we ve found to get rid of bugs Prepare a solution of non toxic insecticidal...

Page 20: ...are away What do I do when my Garden has completed its growth cycle For step by step instructions regarding the care of your AeroGarden after plants have stopped growing refer to the Prepare for your...

Page 21: ...20 Appendices Gardening Notes...

Page 22: ...2006 2008 AeroGrow International Inc U S Patents Pending AeroGrow International Inc Quick Start Guides available at www aerogardensupport com...

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