AeroGarden Flower Series manual Remove Dead Flower Blossoms, Cut flower stem at base

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Keep Your Garden Healthy (Continued)

Remove Dead Flower Blossoms –

Deadheading (Continued)

Plants with Flowers Growing on Long Stems

Calendula, Geranium, Lavender, Stock and Snapdragons are some examples of plants that do well with this method of deadheading..

•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 plants drop their spent flowers and need no deadheading..

•Deadheading plants with many small flowers (such as Gypsophila, shown) is tiresome and not recommended..Your plant will continue to bloom if dead flowers are left on the plant..

•Keep Grow Surface clear of dead blossoms..

11Tending Your Garden

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Contents Flower Planting Your Garden Tending Your GardenAppendices Gorgeous blossoms Short plants are slowerEmove Domes Do not remove the LabelAdd Water Eed GardenRaise Lamp Hood Lights Keep Your Garden HealthyKeep Grow Surface clear of dead leaves Check Plant Layout to Prevent Shading Prune Plants to Prevent Shading Remove large leaves or branches with scissorsPlants with Leaves Growing from Base Plants with Long Stems Prune just above a set of leaves growth pointPlants with Flowers Growing on Short Stems Remove Dead Flower Blossoms DeadheadingRemove Dead Flower Blossoms Cut flower stem at baseHelpful Hints… Helpful Hint #1Prune Heavy Branches to Keep Garden Neat and Compact Lant Problems & Remedies Setting up Your Garden Reminders About Planting Your GardenIs there a Seed Pod in every Grow Surface opening? Starting Your GardenSet Your Light Timer Questions & Answers-LightsDo I need to turn lights on and off manually? Can I change the time of day the lights go OFF?Troubleshooting What do I do when a Grow Bulb burns out?What if I want to move my Garden to another location? My Garden doesn’t look healthy. What can I do?What if I see bugs? Repeat as directed on the bottle of insecticidal soapHow do I take care of my Garden when I go out of town? What do I do when my Garden has completed its growth cycle?Replace Bulbs Gardening Notes AeroGrow International, Inc