6
Designing Your Garden
D
esigning Your Garden
SELECTING PLANTS
The following guidelines will
help you plant and grow a
thriving indoor garden. Take
the time up front to plan your
garden and you’ll reap the
rewards of beautiful plants and
bountiful harvests.
Plant Type
While we encourage you to try
growing a variety of plant types
in your AeroGarden, there are a
few that will just not do well in an
aeroponic system. Subterranean
plants, such as carrots, beets,
potatoes or peanuts should not be
planted in your AeroGarden. In
addition, plants that
require very dry
conditions and
have very
low water
requirements,
such as cactus
and succulents,
will not thrive in
your AeroGarden.
Plant Height
The maximum height of the Aero-
Garden
Lamp Hood
is 12 inches
from the
Grow Surface
, which
means it is important to select
plants that will not grow taller
than this – or to choose plants that
can be pruned to stay within this
height restriction, such as basil.
If you decide to grow a garden
with a variety of different plants,
you will also need to consider
their relative heights. Try to grow
plants that will be about the same
height as they mature. Again, you
may be able to prune some of the
12”
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HELPFUL HINT: When choosing seeds
for your AeroGarden, look for dwarf or
miniature varieties.
