Prepare For Your Next Garden
Cleaning and Storage Instructions for your AeroGarden
When your garden has completed its growing cycle…
1Unplug AeroGarden.
2Carefully remove Bowl and Grow Surface from the Base and bring to a sink.
Set Base and Lamp Hood aside.
NEVER SUBMERSE BASE AND CONTROL PANEL IN WATER.
3Remove Grow Surface from Bowl and place on a counter near a sink.
4Empty contents of Bowl in sink.
5Remove 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.
6Rinse 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.
Lamp
Hood
Grow
Surface
Bowl
Base
Grow
Surface
Plant
Growth
Seed
Pod
Roots
Pump |
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Stand | Pump |
| Filter |
7Sanitize 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
(Select Salad Greens on Control Panel to be sure water is flowing.)
•Unplug AeroGarden and empty bleach water from Bowl.
8Rinse AeroGarden.
•Refill Bowl with tap water and replace on Base.
•Plug in and run AeroGarden for
•Empty Bowl and repeat this step (step 8) one more time.
9Towel dry the Bowl and Grow Surface before putting them back together and setting them back on the Base.
10If your Grow Bulbs have been in use more than 6 months, they should be replaced at this time.
11Your AeroGarden is now ready for replanting.
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.
*IMPORTANT NOTE: We recommend replacing the Pump Filter after growing two gardens. Order Pump Filters from www.aerogardensupport.com or from your retailer.
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