Questions And Answers About Your Lights - AeroGarden Cherry Tomato Manual

Questions and Answers About Your Lights

Do I need to turn the
AeroGarden lights on and
off manually?
No. Your AeroGarden includes
a built-in timer that turns your
lights on and off at specific inter-
vals. These intervals are designed
to maximize the growth of your
tomato plants. The timing system
started as soon as you plugged in
your AeroGarden. Every day it will
automatically turn your lights on
for 16 hours beginning at that time.
For example, if you plugged in
your AeroGarden at 7:00 in the
morning, your lights will stay on
until 11:00 in the evening, then
automatically turn off for 8 hours,
and automatically turn back on at
7:00 the next morning.
Can I change the time of day
the lights go off?
Yes. To change the time your lights
go off, follow the simple steps in
"Set Your Light Timer" in the next
section of this guide.
Does it matter what time of
day the lights go off?
Yes. Tomato plants require a daily
dark period in order to produce
flowers. If your tomatoes will
receive any room light during the
day (either natural or artificial)
we recommend that you set your
AeroGarden grow lights to be on
during the day and off at night.
Can I change the number of
hours the lights are on and off?
Only by selecting a different plant
type on the Smart Garden Control
Panel. The "Tomatoes/Peppers"
setting will keep your lights on
for 16 hours and off for 8 hours,
which is an ideal light cycle for
rapid growth of tasty tomatoes.
Can I temporarily turn off my
lights (for example, to darken
the kitchen for a candlelight
dinner)?
Absolutely. The "Lights" button on
the Smart Garden Control Panel is
an on/off switch. Just push and then
immediately release this button
to manually turn the lights off (or
back on). This will not change any
of the settings for your AeroGarden
and your lights will turn on (or off)
at the next regularly programmed
time. Occasional use of this feature
will not harm or slow the growth
of your plants.
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