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AeroGarden 507140-0000 AD Seeding Your Garden Starter Tray (Continued)

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Seeding Your Garden Starter Tray (Continued)

Number of Seeds

As with an outdoor garden, it is important to plant extra seeds in each Grow Sponge to ensure

germination success. A good rule of thumb is to sow only a few extra seeds for large seeds and

fruiting plants. Increase amount of seeds as seed size gets smaller and for plants that grow in

bunches, such as chives. For small seeds, typically 6 seeds does the trick. The table below pro-

vides recommendations of how many seeds to plant in each Grow Sponge.

Recommended Number of Seeds per Grow Sponge and Dibble Size

Seed Size Small Medium Large

Example lettuce, scallions,

chives, basil

beets, chard, tomatoes,

peppers, eggplant beans, cucumbers, melon

Number of Seeds

per Grow Sponge 6 4 2

Recommended

Dibble Size

Universal Dibble

1/4” wide and 3/8” deep

(already in each

Grow Sponge)

Universal Dibble

1/4” wide and 3/8” deep

(already in each

Grow Sponge)

Enlarge Dibble

to just larger than the

size of the seed

(see facing page)

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Sample Seeding Plan for frost tolerant and non-frost tolerant plants from Example 2 on page 5.

Blank Tray Layouts and Seeding Logs found on pages 21-24 of this Guide and also available at www.aerogardensupport.com.

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scallions

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cucumber

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tomato

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tomato

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scallions

beets

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Seeding Log

Seeding Plan (Space•Saver 6 AeroGarden models)

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)