AeroGarden 507140-0000 AD Introduction

The Garden Starter Tray enables

you to use your AeroGarden to

start seedlings for transplanting

into an outdoor garden. In just

a small amount of space,

with

minimal care, you can now start

up to 66 seedlings

(36 seedlings

for Space•Saver 6 models) and

get a jump-start on the outdoor

gardening season.

This Guide will assist you in deciding what to grow, when to start your seeds,

how to seed the Garden Starter Tray and how to care for and transplant your

seedlings to an outdoor soil garden or containers. We recommend that you

read this entire Guide before starting your seeds.

Large Nutrient

Tablets (6)

Small Nutrient

Tablets (4) Biodegradable, pre-moistened

Grow Sponge with Dibble

(36 or 66)

Do not unwrap Tray until

you are ready to plant your

seeds. The plastic cover re-

tains

moisture that is critical

for easy planting and fast

germination.

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Grow Sponge Opening

Seed Tray

What’s Inside (66 Seedling Garden Starter Tray shown)

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Garden Starter Tray Basics

The Garden Starter Tray has supplies for starting 36 or 66 seedlings (depending on model you are using) –

enough to start a summer vegetable or butterﬂy ﬂower garden for your yard.

Introduction

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)