AeroGarden 507140-0000 AD manual Tending Your Seedlings, Add Water, Add Nutrients

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Tending Your Seedlings

Add Water

There should always be water in the Bowl of your AeroGarden. Using a spouted container, pour water into front of Bowl where “Fill To Here” is indicated. Always add water when “Water Low” light illuminates.

•Use room-temperature water. Very hot or very cold water will hurt your plants.

!• We recommend using municipal tap, bottled or purified water. Well or softened water SHOULD NOT be used because the extra minerals in these sources may be harmful to aeroponically grown plants.

Add Nutrients

For the first 2 weeks of growth, seedlings will derive all necessary nutrients from the Grow Sponge. After 2 weeks, you will need to add nutrient tablets.

Every two weeks, “Add Nutrient” and “Water Level Low” lights will blink. At that time:

1

Unplug AeroGarden.

2

Remove Bowl from Base and bring it to a sink.

3

Remove Tray from Bowl and place on a counter that

 

can get wet.

4

Empty contents of Bowl into sink and rinse Bowl. (Use

 

water only.)

5

Fill Bowl with room-temperature water up to “Fill to

 

Here” and set Bowl on counter.

6

Place Tray back on Bowl arranging roots over Cross

 

Beams (if present).

7

Carefully replace Bowl on Base and plug in Garden.

8

First Feeding–two weeks after seeding

 

Add 2 nutrient tablets from “Starting Nutrients” bag,

 

reseal bag and press “Reset” button.

All Other Feedings

Add 2 nutrient tablets from “Growing Nutrients” bag, reseal bag and press “Reset” button.

Cross

Beams

Bowl

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Contents Garden Starter Tray Contents What’s Inside 66 Seedling Garden Starter Tray shown IntroductionAdditional Supplies Planning Your Garden Seed SelectionSample Gardens There are a few additional items that you will needLast Frost Date When to TransplantRate of Growth Putting It All Together Creating a StaggeredPlanting Schedule Your Seed Planting ScheduleSeeding Log Tray LayoutRecommended Number of Seeds per Grow Sponge and Dibble Size Number of SeedsChanging Dibble Size Seed DepthHelpful Hints Place Seeds in Grow SpongeSpaceSaver 6 model Garden Starter Tray AeroGarden 6 and all 7-Pod models Garden Starter TrayPlace Tray in AeroGarden Setting Up Your AeroGardenAdd Water Tending Your SeedlingsAdd Nutrients Thin Plants Planning Your Outdoor GardenPrepare Your Soil Plant SizeMoving Seedlings to Your Outdoor Garden When to PlantHardening Off Sample Hardening Off ScheduleRemove Seedling from Tray Transplant SeedlingsDig Hole Place Seedling in Hole and FillCaring for Young Seedlings TroubleshootingDaily Watering FrostWhat do I do if one of my seedlings die? How do I take care of my garden when I go out of town?Can I move my AeroGarden to another location? My seedlings don’t look healthy What can I do?Clean Tray before reusing Clean AeroGardenPrepare for Your Next Garden Starter Tray Sanitize Seed Starter TrayLast Frost Date Planting SchedulePlanting Schedule Models Blank Tray Layouts SpaceSaver 6 AeroGarden models Seeding Log Seeding Log AeroGrow International, Inc
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