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AeroGarden 507140-0000 AD Mo vi ng Seed li ngs t o Y our Out doo r Gar den

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Moving Seedlings to Your Outdoor Garden (Continued)

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Transplant Seedlings

Supplies needed:

 A ﬁlled watering can

 A narrow trowel

 Your garden plan indicating seedling locations

 Your Tray of hardened-off seedlings

To transplant seedlings, take entire Bowl and Tray outside.

Follow these 4 basic steps for each seedling until entire Tray is

planted:

1) Dig hole;

2) Remove seedling from Tray;

3) Place seedling in hole and ﬁll; and

4) Water seedling.

Remove Seedling from Tray

• Lift Tray from Bowl.

• With nger, gently push up on Grow Sponge bottom.

• Remove from Tray holding Grow Sponge – not plant.

• Return Tray to Bowl.

Dig Hole

• Insert trowel about 3” (7.6cm) into soil at marked

location.

• Pull trowel toward you to create an opening in soil

and leave trowel in soil…

Place Seedling in Hole and Fill

• With trowel still in soil, put Grow Sponge in hole so

its top is about ½” (1.2cm) below the surface.

• Hold Grow Sponge in place and pull out trowel.

• Fill with soil around, and to the top of Grow Sponge.

• Lightly press down soil to remove air pockets. At the

same time, make a shallow, bowl-shaped, depression

around base of seedling. This will help direct water

toward your plant.

Water Seedling

Water each seedling at its base by pouring 1 to 2 cups

(.23 to .47 liters) of water into depression immediately

after transplanting. (Do not pour water on top of delicate

seedling!).

Repeat these 4 steps until all seedlings from Tray are planted.

Once ﬁnished, go back and give each seedling another cup or

two of water.

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Contents

Main Contents Introduction What s Inside Garden Starter Tray Basics Additional Supplies There are a few additional items that you will need. Intro duc t ion Planning Your Garden Seed Selection Sample Gardens Your Seed Planting Schedule Last Frost Date Rate of Growth When to Transplant Putting It All Together: Creating a Staggered Planting Schedule Y our Seed P lan ti ng Sc hedul e Planting Schedule Example 2: Planting schedule for both frost tolerant and non-frost tolerant plants. Seeding Your Garden Starter Tray 6 Tray Layout Seeding Log Use the outer Grow Sponges for seedlings with Seeding Your Garden Starter Tray (Continued) Seed in g P l an Seeding Log Number of Seeds 7 Seed Depth Seeding Your Garden Starter Tray (Continued) It is important to seed your Grow Sponges and get the Tray into your AeroGarden Place Seeds in Grow Sponge cucumber beets AeroGarden 6 and all 7-Pod models Garden Starter Tray SpaceSaver 6 model Garden Starter Tray Page Add Water Add Nutrients Tending Your Seedlings 13 T end in g Y ou r Seedl i n gs A good time to plan and prepare for your outdoor garden is while seedlings are growing. Thin Plants ! Planning Your Outdoor Garden Prepare Your Soil Plant Size Garden Plans Moving Seedlings to Your Outdoor Garden Hardening Off To harden off seedlings: When to Plant Water Garden Mo vi ng Seed li ngs t o Y our Out doo r Gar den 15 Transplant Seedlings Supplies needed: Caring for Young Seedlings Daily Watering Frost Your seedlings will do best if they have care and attention after transplanting. What to Expect T rouble sho oting Prepare for Your Next Garden Starter Tray Clean AeroGarden: Clean Tray before reusing: Sanitize Seed Starter Tray: Place Grow Sponges in Tray (Do this only when you are ready to plant seeds) Page Page Blank Tray Layouts (6- and 7-Pod AeroGarden models) able at www.aerogardensupport.com. Blank Tray Layouts (SpaceSaver 6 AeroGarden models)