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Tending Your Garden

These pictures show plants from a Salad Series 

Seed Kit that 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 Inside 

Dome

Dome was left on too long.  
Immediately remove Dome.

Bolting

Plant is at end of productive 
growth period and has long 
stalks growing from plant base. 
Harvest entire plant by cutting 
at base.

P

lant Problems & Remedies

Quick Start Guides available at:

www.aerogardensupport.com

Summary of Contents for Salad Series

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

Page 2: ...stem that assures you will have a pleasurable and successful year round gardening experience I sincerely hope you enjoy your AeroGarden and sharing your healthy harvest with your family and friends Best Regards Michael Bissonnette Founder and Chairman AeroGrow International Inc Whoever plants a garden plants happiness CHINESE PROVERB ...

Page 3: ...ight s 6 Keep Your Garden Healthy 6 Plant Problems Remedies 7 Harvesting Your Garden Harvest Your Garden 8 Appendices Reminders About Planting Your Garden 9 Questions Answers Light s 10 Set Your Light Timer 10 Troubleshooting 11 Replace Bulb s 13 C O N T E N T S Quick Start Guides available at www aerogardensupport com ...

Page 4: ...efer to ReplantingYour AeroGarden in the Quick Start Guide before you proceed If you no longer have your model s Quick Start Guide you can obtain the latest version of it at www aerogardensupport com P lant Your Garden A little bit of care for your Garden will ensure rapid growth and bountiful harvests You will see sprouts in 1 to 3 days In about 3 weeks you will experience the transformation of y...

Page 5: ... or near the end of the 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 plants Each Seed Pod Label shows the number of days until seeds sprout Don t let this happen If your plant is curled inside the Dome it was left on too long Immediately remove Dome ...

Page 6: ...oGarden For instructions see the Add Water Using a Spouted Container section in your Quick Start Guide F eed Garden Note We recommend checking for bugs every time you add nutrients SeeTroubleshooting on page 12 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 p...

Page 7: ...n the top of plants and the light s For instructions refer to the Raise Lamp Hood Light 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 you may see some dead or brown leaves around the base of your plants This is perfectly normal Remove these leaves wi...

Page 8: ...enough water Check water level Burned Plant is too close to Grow Bulb s Raise the Lamp Hood Curled Inside Dome Dome was left on too long Immediately remove Dome Bolting Plant is at end of productive growth period and has long stalks growing from plant base Harvest entire plant by cutting at base P lant Problems Remedies Quick Start Guides available at www aerogardensupport com ...

Page 9: ...ue to harvest up to a third of the leaves every few days Leaves will be replaced by new growth After harvesting lettuce lower Lamp Hood if necessary see Quick Start Guide for instructions Do not remove more than a third of the leaves from any single Seed Pod at one time After approximately 3 weeks you can begin harvesting your Salad Garden H arvest Your Garden All Salad Green Varieties Quick Start...

Page 10: ... 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 each Seed Pod Did you add Starting Nutrient tablet s Did you record planting date on the cover of this Guide Starting Your Garden Did you plug in AeroGarden Are Grow Bulb s on Replanting Your Garden if this is not your first planting Did...

Page 11: ...up Others prefer to use the AeroGarden as a nightlight 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 a section titled PersonalizeYour LightTimer in the Quick Start Guide Your AeroGarden has light s and a built in timer that automatically provide your plants with the optimal amount of light...

Page 12: ...t timer to reset Before moving your AeroGarden 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 other hand under the bottom of the Base My Salad Garden doesn t look healthy What can I do If you are concerned about the health of your Garden please go thr...

Page 13: ...he Base Carefully lift entire Seed Pod and plant out of the Grow Surface Turn plant upside down in a sink and gently run room temperature water over the underside of leaves to rinse bugs off Check your plant for any remaining bugs rinse again if necessary and then return plant and Seed Pod to the AeroGarden Check all surrounding plants to make sure bugs haven t spread If they have follow the above...

Page 14: ...ck Start Guide 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 Next Garden section in the Quick Start Guide Replace Bulb s Grow Bulb s should be replaced after 6 months of use See Replace Grow Bulb s in your Quick Start Guide for replacement instructions Re...

Page 15: ...14 Appendices Gardening Notes ...

Page 16: ... 2006 2008 AeroGrow International Inc U S Patents Pending AeroGrow International Inc Quick Start Guides available at www aerogardensupport com ...

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