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4.   Place the 1x4 Tray cover with plants back on top of the reservoir.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  If you have a Compact System you are done. If you have a Full System you now just 

have to run the hose back through the trough, and Expansion Tray. Once the hose 

has been run through it, place the 90 on top and you are done!  

 

Summary of Contents for Eden Garden

Page 1: ...1 Hope Eden Garden...

Page 2: ...ade this all possible Stephen Larissa Vanderwerf Life Long Friends Larry Matier Design Plastics and Mold Designer with 40 years experience Lindsay Spear Idea Factory Video editing photos 18520 Stony P...

Page 3: ...ERLING Inga J M Jendra Gosai Jennifer Marie Chiasson Jessie Bampfield Joanne Dusseault Joanne Harrison John Stegall Jonathan Seib Julia KATHY Katie Woolard Keith Walker Laura Darley Leah Seib lindsey...

Page 4: ...ormation 22 Nutrients Ratios and Lifecycles 23 Adding Nutrients and Water to the system 24 Planting 25 Tips for Seeds 26 PH Strips 27 Maintenance General Maintenance and Practices 28 Cleaning System a...

Page 5: ...5 PARTS LIST...

Page 6: ...urn off all powered items and de energize first before performing maintenance or repairs on your hydroponics system 11 Check weekly for leaks on your reservoir to prevent any damage to nearby surfaces...

Page 7: ...t floor If you have in floor heating you can ignore this step The cold concrete will pull all the heat out of the water in the reservoir and stunt the plant growth substantially We recommend putting a...

Page 8: ...nsert the 2 X 5 tray inside the top of the reservoir You can skip steps 3 4 if you are not doing a full assembly Take the trough leg and trough and place them together like depicted in the picture bel...

Page 9: ...nstalling Pump After checking the submersible hydroponics pump for defects and confirming it s safe place the white pump adapter into the pump outlet The pump outlet is the hole at the top of the hydr...

Page 10: ...side of the reservoir for routing the hydroponic pump cord in and out of the reservoir With the pump unplugged Push the Food grade hose or just hose into the adaptor and route the hose through the 265...

Page 11: ...11 Complete the routing by pushing the hose through the 265 hole in the upper tray 2x6 Push the food grade 90 into the hose and pull back the hose until 90 is snug in hole...

Page 12: ...r on the Reservoir Tray The 2x5 tray is better for leafy greens If you plan on growing larger fruit bearing plants or using DWC we recommend that you use the 1x4 Tray Cover Place the access door on th...

Page 13: ...cluded and are intact prior to system assembly The parts are listed on Pg 5 Parts List section of this manual 1 Confirm that everything is unplugged before proceeding 2 Insert the bottom pipe Long and...

Page 14: ...14 4 Push the Vertical Rod Short Wider into the middle hole of the base 5 Unscrew the adjustor pieces and push the bottom piece onto the slightly narrower vertical rod short skinny...

Page 15: ...Place the narrow vertical rod into the wider vertical rod and push the adjustor into the wider rod until it bottoms out 7 Take the top piece of the adjustor and screw it slightly onto bottom adjustor...

Page 16: ...tical rod Ensure the 90 is placed correctly as seen in picture with the hook end placed upward The hole depths are different and if placed wrong will make the light stand not fit together properly 9 C...

Page 17: ...simply unscrew the adjustor on both sides and lift the top rod to desired height Once height is reached tighten the adjustors and it will lock the height We recommend not raising the height too high...

Page 18: ...ight stand and hook back on to itself 7 Important Remove the plastic covers on the end of the fluorescent bulbs before placing them into the light housing Place the bulbs into the housing and turn of...

Page 19: ...so raise the light support with the adjustable rods as needed To raise Simply pull on the cord To lower While holding the light cable up with your left hand use your right hand to pull the metal lever...

Page 20: ...in this instruction manual 10 Slide in the assembled lighting unit so that your plants have adequate lighting Place the bottom rod between the Trough Legs and Reservoir as seen in the picture below T...

Page 21: ...u push tabs up they will be in the OFF mode We recommend 16 hours on for most plants and 8 hours off We found 6am 10pm ON and 10pm 6am OFF was a good cycle 3 Once your timer is set plug it in the TOP...

Page 22: ...t could be high in a micro nutrients such as sulfur and when we add the nutrients it is now too much for the plant This can really complicate things so to keep it simple do not use well water Nutrient...

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Page 24: ...mp does not work refer to the Troubleshooting Section Use this time to make sure nothing leaks and the water level in the trays is fairly level between the different rows If levels are not even in the...

Page 25: ...oles Cups should clip into holes in Tray Cover 6 Place seeds on top of cup and push seeds down 1 8 of an inch into rockwool We recommend planting at least 4 seeds per cup Please use seeds that are leg...

Page 26: ...an be helpful however with an indoor garden there is no need for the seeds to be coated Do not purchase seeds that are coated Do not bury the seeds into the rockwool If the seeds get buried they will...

Page 27: ...27 Ph Management...

Page 28: ...Take this time to check the level of water in the reservoir as well You should do this at least once a week but aim to make it a daily routine 3 Once a week check the PH to confirm that it is between...

Page 29: ...e hose is plugged Pull off the 90 and run the hose back through the 2x6 and 2x5 tray Remove the hose from the pump adaptor You should now be able to take the hose right out and clean it The best way t...

Page 30: ...the Trays have been drained Remove the 90 and pull the hose back to the reservoir as seen on Pg 28 4 You can now safely take the trays to a shower or wash station and clean them When carrying the tray...

Page 31: ...is the best way to do it 1 Un Plug the pump 2 Drain the Trays by lifting the trays on the end opposite of the tray outlet Be careful to not lift the tray too high too quick This might cause the water...

Page 32: ...he Reservoir Tray Cover plants onto the now clean Reservoir Tray Try to keep the Reservoir Tray with the drain tilted up so the water does not drain on the floor 7 Take the Expansion Tray Cover plants...

Page 33: ...servoir The best practice is to remove as much water as possible before you lift the reservoir Use 2 people to lift the reservoir The water will flow back and forward as you move the reservoir this ca...

Page 34: ...as possible You can still have great success without doing everything in the advanced gardening information section However we still want to give you all the tools to take full advantage of this gard...

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Page 36: ...36 Setting Up a Steady Harvest of Mix Small and Large Plants...

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Page 38: ...ill need Air Pump Air Stone Air Hose Tip You can use Air hose for the Food Grade Hose that the water pump uses We have designed it with the same hose for convivence and universality This means if your...

Page 39: ...e water oxygenated The air pump can also be used with the normal tray set up as well for better results Before converted to DWC You will start your plants off with the normal tray system This is neede...

Page 40: ...the tray Remove the 90 from the food grade hose on the Expansion Tray Full System or Reservoir Tray Compact System 1 Pull the hose Back through the expansion tray trough and finally the reservoir tray...

Page 41: ...eservoir Tray We will start by first taking off the 2x5 Tray cover with the plants so we can access the Reservoir Tray 3 Now we can access the Reservoir Tray Pull it out carefully Make sure not to pul...

Page 42: ...on top of the reservoir 5 If you have a Compact System you are done If you have a Full System you now just have to run the hose back through the trough and Expansion Tray Once the hose has been run t...

Page 43: ...timer is correctly set The lights will turn on when the black tabsare pushed down There is a switch on the side of the lights so make sure it is in the right position If lights still do not turn on t...

Page 44: ...ed to adjust your system to help optimize We recommend changing light cycle to 12hr on 12hr off The goal of this is to trick the plants into thinking it isautumn With this technique we can force a pla...

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