AeroGarden 507140-0000 AD manual Contents

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Contents

Introduction
Garden Starter Tray Basics	2
What’s Inside	2
Additional Supplies	3
Planning Your Garden–
Seed Selection
Sample Gardens	3
Your Seed Planting Schedule
Last Frost Date	4
Rate of Growth	4
When to Transplant	4
Seeding Your Garden Starter Tray
Tray Layout	6
Number of Seeds	7
Seed Depth	8
Changing Dibble Size	8
Place Seeds in Grow Sponge	9
Setting Up Your AeroGarden
Place Tray in AeroGarden	11
Tending Your Seedlings
Add Water	12
Add Nutrients	12
Thin Plants	13
Planning Your Outdoor
Vegetable Garden
Prepare Your Soil	13
Plant Size	13
Garden Plans	13

Moving Seedlings to Your
Outdoor Garden
Hardening Off	14
When to Plant	14
Water Garden	14
Transplanting Seedlings	15
Caring For Young Seedlings
Daily Watering	16
Frost	16
What to Expect	16
Appendices
Troubleshooting	16
Prepare for Your Next
Garden Starter Tray	18
Blank Planting Schedule	19
Blank 6- and 7-Pod Tray Layout	21
Blank Space•Saver 6 Tray Layout	22
Blank Seeding Log	23

Photos of Garden Starter Tray for AeroGarden 6 and all 7-Pod model AeroGardens are shown throughout this Guide to accompany instructions.

The same instructions apply to

Space•Saver 6 Garden Starter Tray.

Additional blank Planting Schedules,

Seeding Logs, Tray Layouts and

Quick Start Guides are available at

www.aerogardensupport.com

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Contents Garden Starter Tray Contents Introduction What’s Inside 66 Seedling Garden Starter Tray shownSample Gardens Planning Your Garden Seed SelectionAdditional Supplies There are a few additional items that you will needRate of Growth When to TransplantLast Frost Date Putting It All Together Creating a StaggeredYour Seed Planting Schedule Planting ScheduleTray Layout Seeding LogNumber of Seeds Recommended Number of Seeds per Grow Sponge and Dibble SizeSeed Depth Changing Dibble SizePlace Seeds in Grow Sponge Helpful HintsAeroGarden 6 and all 7-Pod models Garden Starter Tray SpaceSaver 6 model Garden Starter TraySetting Up Your AeroGarden Place Tray in AeroGardenAdd Nutrients Tending Your SeedlingsAdd Water Prepare Your Soil Planning Your Outdoor GardenThin Plants Plant SizeHardening Off When to PlantMoving Seedlings to Your Outdoor Garden Sample Hardening Off ScheduleDig Hole Transplant SeedlingsRemove Seedling from Tray Place Seedling in Hole and FillDaily Watering TroubleshootingCaring for Young Seedlings FrostCan I move my AeroGarden to another location? How do I take care of my garden when I go out of town?What do I do if one of my seedlings die? My seedlings don’t look healthy What can I do?Prepare for Your Next Garden Starter Tray Clean AeroGardenClean Tray before reusing Sanitize Seed Starter TrayPlanting Schedule Last Frost DatePlanting Schedule Models Blank Tray Layouts SpaceSaver 6 AeroGarden models Seeding Log Seeding Log AeroGrow International, Inc