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AeroGarden 7-Pod, 1-Season manual Planting Your Garden, Make sure that…

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Planting Your Garden

lant Grow Pods

Planting Your Garden

Planting a custom Grow Pod is the same as planting a Seed Pod from any AeroGarden Seed Kit. We recom- mend recording the planting date and number of seeds planted in a notebook or on a model-specific Gardener’s

PLog (located at www..aerogardensupport..com).. This will be a great reference when planting future Gardens..

•Insert Grow Pods into Grow Surface Openings..

All Grow Surface Openings should contain a Grow Pod or be covered by a moisture-tolerant covering (see page 7).

•Seeds Only - Place a Dome on each Grow Pod..

Make sure that…

•AeroGarden Bowl has water up to “Fill to Here.”

•Use room-temperature water. Very hot or very cold water will hurt your plants..

•For Seeds - use municipal tap, bottled or puriﬁied water.. For Cuttings - use distilled water until you begin using nutrients, then use municipal tap, bottled or purified water..

Well or softened water SHOULD NOT be used..The extra minerals in these sources may be harmful to aeroponically grown plants..

•Lamp Hood is at the lowest setting on Lamp Arm.

See your model’s Quick Start Guide for detailed instructions on adding water and lowering Lamp Hood. If you no longer have it, you can find the latest version of your model’s Quick Start Guide at www.aerogardensupport.com.

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AeroGarden 7-Pod, 1-Season manual Planting Your Garden, Make sure that…, AeroGarden Bowl has water up to “Fill to Here.”

Contents

Plant & Grow Your Own Seeds MASTER GARDENERGUIDE EnglishFeeding Your Garden C O N TPlanting Your Garden IntroductionGuide, you can obtain the latest version at E N T SIf you no longer have your model’s Quick Start AppendixIntroduction 3 IntroductionAn AeroGarden Additional Supplies NeededIntroduction An Ironlant Height Designing Your Gardenlant Type 5 Designing Your Gardenife Span P lant Height Continuedutrients NLamp Hood so plants all receiveQuick Start Guides available at P lant Habit & LayoutHorizontal Spreading 7 Designing Your GardenBuilding a Grow Pod Number of Seeds9 Building a Grow Pod P lace Seeds & Grow SpongeInsert Grow Sponge into Split-Apart Basket Make sure Grow Sponge base rests in bottom of Split-Apart BasketAttach Pod Labels Attach Pod LabelsIf you are planting SEEDS in your Grow Pods… Place Pod Label on top of Split-Apart BasketBefore placing cutting in P lace Stem CuttingsRooting Stem Cuttings 11 Building a Grow PodQuick Start Guides available at With all Grow Pods placed in Grow Surface…Make sure that… Lamp Hood is at the lowest setting on Lamp ArmPlanting Your Garden AeroGarden Bowl has water up to “Fill to Here.”“Small” Nutrient Tablets Feeding Your Gardenaeroponically grown plants “Large” Nutrient Tablets15 Feeding Your Garden Nutrient Feeding Schedule OptionsNutrient Recommendations for Plant Types Feedingstablets 6- or 7-Pod AeroGardens to the Bowl Add Nutrientsigns of Stress your Quick Start GuideRgeneral guidelines to follow as your Garden grows Tending Your Gardenemove Domes Only remove Domes from Grow Pods with emerging plantsTending Your Garden Add Water and Raise Lamp Hood LightsThin Plants Quick Start Guides available at19 Tending Your Garden Pollinate PlantsPollination Methods for Common Garden Plants Plant ExamplesControlling Height Prune PlantsFruiting Plants with Upright Main Stem Ongoing Tending Your GardenControlling Spreading Prune Plants ContinuedFruiting Plants Ongoing Continued Lamp HoodDead Blossom Quick Start Guides available atUnopened Blossom Suggested Materials to Use Keep Your Garden HealthySupport Plants to bring main stem to an upright position How To Support Fruiting Plantsb stands upright when tie is pulled toward Lamp Arm Tending Your GardenLoop strap around stem and snap shut Support Plants ContinuedSupport for Full-Size Fruiting Plants 25 Tending Your Gardenarvest Your Garden Harvest just before using for best flavor Remove ripe fruitHarvesting Your Garden After harvesting, lower lights, if necessarysuch as chives and parsley Harvest Your Garden ContinuedBunching Herbs Branching HerbsAppendix TroubleshootingWhat do I do when a Grow Bulb burns out? Can the Grow Sponges be re-used?My Garden doesn’t look healthy. What can I do? Troubleshooting ContinuedWhy haven’t my seeds germinated? Continually remove dead leaves and flowersWhat do I do when my garden has completed its growth cycle? Troubleshooting Help and Quick Start Guidesat lowest setting possible without burning plants How do I care for my Garden when I go out of town?2007-2008 AeroGrow International, Inc AeroGrow International, Inc507314-0000 AA 8/28/08 U..S.. Patents Pending