Prepare For Your Next Garden
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Cleaning instructions for your aerogarden
Use only water and mild soap when cleaning your AeroGarden (except when Sanitizing - Step 7). Do not use
abrasive cleaners or run through the dishwasher.
When your garden has completed it’s growing cycle…
Unplug AeroGarden.
Carefully remove
Bowl
and
Grow Surface
from
Base
and
bring to a sink. Set
Base
and
Lamp Hood
aside.
NEVER SUBMERSE
BASE
AND
CONTROL PANEL
IN WATER
.
Remove
Grow Surface
from
Bowl
and place on a counter
near a sink.
Empty contents of
Bowl
in sink.
Remove
Seed Pods
and plants
from
Grow Surface
.
• Pull
Seed Pods
out of
Grow
Surface
openings.
• Throw away
Seed Pods
and
plant debris (plant growth and
roots). If you compost, plant
debris can be composted.
Rinse and clean
Grow Surface,
Pump Stand
and
Pump Filter.*
• Use a soft scrub brush to clean
tangled roots from underside of
Grow Surface
and
Pump Stand.
• Remove
Pump Filter
from
Pump Stand
. Gently scrub
roots from
Pump Filter
.
• Place
Pump Filter
back into
Pump Stand
.
After cleaning, there may still be a few
roots in your
Grow Surface
,
Pump Stand
or
Pump Filter
. This will not affect the
operation of your AeroGarden.
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* iMPortant note: We recommend replacing the Pump Filter after growing
two gardens. order Pump Filters from www.aerogardensupport.com or from
your retailer.
Pump
Stand
Pump
Filter
Plant
Growth
Seed
Pod
Roots
Grow
Surface
Sanitize AeroGarden.
• Fill
Bowl
¾ full with water.
• Add ¼ cup (59ml) of chlorine
bleach.
• Replace
Grow Surface
on
Bowl
,
place
Bowl
on
Base
and plug in
AeroGarden for 1-2 minutes.
(
Select Salad Greens on
Control
Panel
to be sure water is flowing.)
• Unplug AeroGarden and empty
bleach water from
Bowl
.
Rinse AeroGarden.
• Refill
Bowl
with tap water and
replace on
Base
.
• Plug in and run AeroGarden
for 1-2 minutes.
(Select Salad
Greens again.)
•
Unplug AeroGarden, empty
Bowl
and repeat this step (step 8) one
more time.
Towel dry the
Bowl
and
Grow
Surface
before putting them back
together and setting them back on
the
Base
.
If your
Grow Bulbs
have been in use
more than 6 months, they should be
replaced at this time (see page 12).
Your AeroGarden is now ready for
replanting.
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