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AeroGarden Flower Series Tending Manual

Aerogrow international, inc. indoor greenhouse kit tending guide
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Tending Guide
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  • Page 1 FLOWER SERIES Tending Guide SEED KIT TYPE: PLANTING DATE:...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AeroGarden, you will need to reference your Quick Start Guide . If you have planted a garden in your AeroGarden prior to this one, please refer to “Replanting Your AeroGarden” in the Quick Start Guide before you proceed .

  • Page 3: Plant Your Garden

    Seed Pod in the Grow Surface, ensuring each plant gets enough light and has room to grow . The following are descriptions of each plant height and the best locations for them in your AeroGarden . Consult your Quick Start Guide for model-specific planting instructions .

  • Page 4: Remove Domes

    Garden (see page 15 for Reminders About Planting Your Garden) . emove Domes • A few days after planting your AeroGarden, tiny plants will appear through the holes in each Seed Pod Label . When this occurs, remove the Domes from each Seed Pod with emerging plants and discard or recycle .

  • Page 5: Add Water

    Water There should always be water in the Bowl of your AeroGarden. For instructions, see the “Add Water Using a Spouted Container” section in your Quick Start Guide. • Use room-temperature water.Very hot or very cold water will hurt your plants .

  • Page 6: Raise Lamp Hood (Light[S])

    aise Lamp Hood (Light[s]) As your plants begin to grow, you should provide 1-2” (2.5-5cm) of space between the top of plants and the light(s). For instructions, refer to the “Raise Lamp Hood (Light[s])” section in your Quick Start Guide. If Grow Bulb(s) are too close to plants, the leaves may brown and burn .
  • Page 7 To ensure each plant gets enough light and has room to grow, you may need to rearrange the Seed Pods in your AeroGarden . Within the first 3 to 4 weeks of planting your Garden you may start to notice variations in how fast or slow a plant grows and in plant habit (e .
  • Page 8 eep Your Garden Healthy Prune Plants to Prevent Shading The following pages offer several pruning methods to prevent shading for a variety of flower types . Plants with Branching Leaves To optimize the growth of your Garden and ensure strong plants with bountiful flowers, prune large leaves that shade other plants in your Garden .
  • Page 9 Plants with Leaves Growing from Base Calendula and Gazania are examples of flowers that should be pruned with this method . • Remove large leaves that shade other plants with scissors . • Make cut at base of leaf . •...
  • Page 10 eep Your Garden Healthy Prune Plants to Prevent Shading Plants with Long Stems • Cut branches that shade other plants with scissors . • Prune just above a set of leaves (growth point) . Photo at right shows how plant might look after pruning long stems.
  • Page 11 Remove Dead Flower Blossoms – Deadheading Removing dead flower blossoms (deadheading) encourages your plant to produce more flowers . When blossoms begin to fade, wilt, wither, turn brown or just start to look unattractive, it’s time to deadhead . How often you’ll need to deadhead depends on what’s growing in your Garden .
  • Page 12 eep Your Garden Healthy Remove Dead Flower Blossoms – Deadheading (Continued) Plants with Flowers Growing on Long Stems Calendula, Geranium, Lavender, Stock and Snapdragons are some examples of plants that do well with this method of deadheading . • Cut flower stem at base .
  • Page 13 Helpful Hints… HELPFUL HINT #1: Deadhead flowers as they start to fade to avoid accidentally removing unopened blossoms . At a quick glance, a flower bud (petunia, shown at right) can look like a dead blossom . HELPFUL HINT #2: Deadhead flowers when light(s) are on .
  • Page 14 eep Your Garden Healthy Prune Heavy Branches to Keep Garden Neat and Compact Some branches may become laden with so many blossoms that they droop over the edge of the Garden . To keep your plants compact: • Cut heavy branches (as flowers begin to die) not more than 6”...

  • Page 15: Plant Problems & Remedies

    lant Problems & Remedies These pictures show plants from a Flower Series Seed Kit that are stressed. Follow suggestions to restore your Garden’s health . Wilted Plants are not getting enough water . Check water level . Burned Plant is too close to Grow Bulb(s) .

  • Page 16: Reminders About Planting Your Garden

    Is there a Seed Pod in every Grow Surface opening? Did you put a Dome on each Seed Pod? * If your AeroGarden has an Air Hose, connect it to the Bowl at this time . Appendices Did you add Starting Nutrient tablet(s)?

  • Page 17: Questions & Answers - Light(S)

    AeroGarden, you will find instructions in the “Person- alize Your Light Timer” section of your Quick Start Guide . * Not available on all AeroGarden models – consult Quick Start Guide – available at www.aerogardensupport.com. Keep in mind that flowers need a daily dark period in order to produce blooms .

  • Page 18: Troubleshooting

    AeroGarden, consult your Quick Start Guide to see how light timer is affected when your model is unplugged. To move your AeroGarden, be sure to pick it up by holding the Lamp Arm with one hand and sliding your other hand under the bottom of the Base .
  • Page 19 Initial signs that you have aphids are either your plants look unhealthy or you may see a sticky substance on your AeroGarden’s Grow Surface . Spider mites look like tiny gray dots on the underside of leaves . Heavy infestation will leave noticeable webs on the tops of plants .

  • Page 20: Replace Bulb(S)

    What do I do when my Garden has completed its growth cycle? For step-by-step instructions regarding the care of your AeroGarden after plants have stopped growing, refer to the “Prepare for your Next Garden” page in the Quick Start Guide .
  • Page 21 ardening Notes Appendices...
  • Page 22 AeroGrow International, Inc . Quick Start Guides available at: www.aerogardensupport.com © 2006-2008 AeroGrow International, Inc. U.S. Patents Pending...

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