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  • Page 1 herry omato & Tending Harvesting Guide Planting Date:...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    C O N T elcome Your AeroGarden Thank you for your AeroGarden Features..3 purchase of our Seed Kit Components ..4 AeroGarden. We have spent years Smart Garden Control Panel developing and refining...
  • Page 3 Harvest Your Tomatoes..21 Tomatoes Galore! ..23 Appendices If you have an AeroGarden Reminders About Planting , please refer to the Your Garden ... . 25...

  • Page 4: Your Aerogarden

    AeroGarden AeroGarden Features Lamp Hood Lamp Cord Bio-Dome Lamp Arm Plant Seed Pod Spacer Grow Surface Opening Grow Surface Bowl View Door Power Cord Smart Garden Base Control Panel Your AeroGarden...

  • Page 5: Seed Kit Components

    (every 2 weeks) Reset Lights Press after adding Manually turns Select nutrients to restart the the lights on or off nutrient timer and turn Sets Control Panel to off the blinking lights your Seed Kit type Your AeroGarden...

  • Page 6: Tending Your Garden

    ending Your Garden A little bit of care for your Garden will ensure rapid growth and bountiful harvests. You will start to see sprouts in a few days. In a few months, you will experience the transformation of your seeds into sweet, ripe, juicy tomatoes. Please take a moment to review this section shortly after planting your Garden (see page 25 for Reminders About Planting Your Garden).
  • Page 7 NEEd AdditiONAl HElp? Call: 1-800-476-9669 Email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit Our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help Cherry Tomato Planting Layout Check that your Bio-Dome Seed Pods are in the same lant pacer lant pacer Dome position on the Grow Giving your plants Giving your plants Area room to grow.

  • Page 8: Remove Domes

    Remove Domes • A few days after planting your AeroGarden, tiny plants will appear through the center hole in the Label on each Seed Pod. When this occurs, remove the Domes from each Seed Pod and discard or recycle. Do not remove the label.

  • Page 9: Thin Plants

    Thin Plants • When your tomato plants are about 1” tall, check each Seed Pod for multiple tomato plants. Using scissors gently snip the smallest plants at the base of the stem, leaving ONE healthy tomato plant in each Seed Pod. •...

  • Page 10: Add Water

    Add Water • When additional water is needed, the “Water Level Low” light on the Control Panel will blink. Add water to raise the level up to “Fill To Here” inside the Bowl. • It is okay to add water up to “Fill To Here”...

  • Page 11: Feed Garden

    Feed Garden Every 2 weeks, both the “Add Nutrient” and “Water Level Low” lights will blink on and off. At that time: First Feeding After Planting Add the 2 nutrient tablets from the bag labeled “Growing Nutrients.” Feedings After “Growing Nutrients”...

  • Page 12: Raise Lights

    If the Grow Bulbs are too Replace the Bowl on the Base close to the plants, the and plug in your AeroGarden. leaves may brown and burn. If they are too far away, your Lift the View Door to check that plants will “stretch”...

  • Page 13: Prune Tomato Plants

    Prune Tomato Plants Pruning 4- to 5-Week-Old Plants About 4 to 5 weeks after planting your Garden, it is time to prune to strengthen the main stem and encourage the plant to branch out. A strong plant with many branches will be able to bear the weight of many tomatoes without breaking or tipping over.
  • Page 14 Prune Tomato Plants (Continued) Pruning to Control Horizontal Spreading (Ongoing) To optimize the growth of your tomato plants and ensure strong plants and bountiful harvests, you’ll need to occasionally prune branches that are growing outside the reach of the Lamp Hood’s lights.
  • Page 15 NEEd AdditiONAl HElp? Call: 1-800-476-9669 Email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit Our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help Pruning to Control Plant Height (Ongoing) Branches that touch the lights when the Lamp Hood is at the highest setting need to be pruned. Use scissors to cut branches that are growing into the lights.

  • Page 16: Pollinate Tomato Flowers

    Pollinate Tomato Flowers In nature, pollination is done by the bees and the wind. Indoors, your tomato plants depend on you to pollinate them. You will need to start pollinating your plants regularly once they begin to flower (approximately 4 weeks after planting). Place an open hand gently inside the tomato plant branches.

  • Page 17: Keep Your Tomato Garden Healthy

    Keep Your Tomato Garden Healthy Keeping a watchful eye on your Garden is not only a joy, but also a smart way to make sure your tomato plants stay healthy. As your tomato plants age you may see some brown or yellow leaves.

  • Page 18: Plant Problems And Remedies

    Plant Problems and Remedies These pictures show plants that are stressed. Follow the suggestions to restore your Garden’s health. Wilted Burned Tomato plant is not getting enough Tomato plant is too close to the water. Check water level. Grow Bulbs. Raise the Lamp Hood. Curled Inside Dome Blossoms Falling Off Plant Dome was left on too long.
  • Page 19 NEEd AdditiONAl HElp? Call: 1-800-476-9669 Email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit Our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help Support Tomato Plants If you did not prune as described earlier in this Guide, you may find your plants are starting to tip over or even break due to the many juicy tomatoes now growing and ripening on the vines.
  • Page 20 Plant Problems and Remedies (Continued) How To Support Tomato Plants The plant on the right is in need of support. The following steps explain how to support your plants. • Loop a tie around the main stem at a point where it: a) is strong enough not to bend or break when the tie is secured, and...
  • Page 21 NEEd AdditiONAl HElp? Call: 1-800-476-9669 Email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit Our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help • Tightly loop one end of the tie two times around the Lamp Arm. Hold the tie in position with one hand. With the other hand, gently pull the opposite end of the tie to bring the main stem to an upright position.

  • Page 22: Harvesting Your Garden

    arvest Your Tomatoes After approximately 10 to 12 weeks, you can begin harvesting your tomato plants! • Pick your tomatoes gently with your fingers. • A ripe tomato feels firm, but has a little bit of “give” when pressed. • Ripe yellow tomatoes will still be a little green.
  • Page 23 NEEd AdditiONAl HElp? Call: 1-800-476-9669 Email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit Our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help Red Cherry Tomatoes: Under Ripe Ripening Ripe Harvesting Your Garden...

  • Page 24: Tomatoes Galore

    Tomatoes Galore! • Great for snacking – right off the plant. • For a wonderful, low-calorie tomato salad, try splashing chopped tomatoes with balsamic vinegar instead of olive oil. • Harvest tomatoes in clusters to retain freshness if they are not going to be used immediately.
  • Page 25 For more recipes visit www.aerogrow.com Harvesting Your Garden...

  • Page 26: Appendices

    Reminders About Planting Your Garden Please use the Quick Start Guide included in your original AeroGarden box for more detailed setup instructions. If you no longer have your Quick Start Guide, you can find a copy of it on our website at www.aerogrow.com.
  • Page 27 NEEd AdditiONAl HElp? Call: 1-800-476-9669 Email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit Our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help Appendices...

  • Page 28: Questions And Answers About Your Nutrients

    Questions and Answers About Your Nutrients What is in the nutrient Can I use leftover nutrient tablets? tablets from a different Seed Kit with my Cherry Tomato AeroGarden nutrient tablets Garden? consist mainly of mineral salts. No. The nutrient tablets are...

  • Page 29: Questions And Answers About Your Lights

    (either natural or artificial) off manually? we recommend that you set your No. Your AeroGarden includes AeroGarden grow lights to be on a built-in timer that turns your during the day and off at night. lights on and off at specific inter- vals.

  • Page 30: Set Your Light Timer

    16 hours of AeroGarden to go off (Off Time) “sunlight” and 8 hours of and your built-in light timer “night,” which is optimal automatically sets the On Time...
  • Page 31 Turn on for 16 hours You can reset your timer as often as you want. Note: In case of power failure, your AeroGarden has a backup system that stores your light and nutrient timers and plant selection settings. When the power is restored, your AeroGarden will go back to the Off-On cycle you have set.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    How long does the backup placed your AeroGarden close battery last? to an air conditioning unit or a If your AeroGarden has a backup very cold window. Move your battery located in the underside AeroGarden to a warmer location of the Base, it will work for in your house.
  • Page 33 Initial signs that you have bugs if necessary – and then are either unhealthy-looking return the plant and Seed plants or a sticky substance Pod to the AeroGarden. on your AeroGarden’s Grow Check all surrounding Surface. plants to make sure the bugs To identify the bugs, we haven’t spread.
  • Page 34 2 If your lights are on and the water weeks. However, if your Garden isn’t flowing in your AeroGarden, is mature and you will be out of please check the following: town for several days, we recom- •...
  • Page 35 Follow the pollinating instruc- (either natural or artificial) tions in the Pollinate Tomato we recommend that you set Flowers section of this guide. your AeroGarden grow lights • Don’t use softened or to be on during the day as unfiltered well water.

  • Page 36: Prepare For Your Next Garden

    Prepare for Your Next Garden After the final harvesting of your tomatoes: Unplug the AeroGarden. Carefully remove the Bowl Grow and Grow Surface from the Surface Base and bring to a sink. Bowl Set the Base and Lamp Base Hood aside.
  • Page 37 After cleaning, there may still be a few roots in your Pump Stand or Pump Filter. This will not affect the operation of your AeroGarden. *IMPORTANT NOTE: We recommend replacing the Pump Filter after growing two Gardens. Order Pump Filters at: www.aerogrow.com.
  • Page 38 Grow Surface. A mild Your AeroGarden is now soap may be used if desired, ready for replanting. but rinse thoroughly. If you have an AeroGarden Sanitize your AeroGarden. with a backup battery and • Fill Bowl 3/4 full with water.

  • Page 39: Aerogarden Pro 100

    About the... To take full advantage of the enhanced features on your AeroGarden , please refer to this section when using your Tending & Harvesting Guide. Enhanced features on the AeroGarden PRO include: • Replace Grow Bulbs – indicator light lets you know when it is time to replace your Grow Bulbs.
  • Page 40 Garden For the most part, tending your garden with the AeroGarden PRO is identical to the original AeroGarden. You still set the unit to your specific plant type and indictor lights will tell you when to add nutrients and when the water level is low. But now, you can enjoy two additional features: the “Replace Grow Bulbs”...
  • Page 41 Grow Bulbs are cool to the touch before handling. • Insert new Grow Bulbs into Lamp Hood. • Plug in AeroGarden PRO • Quickly press and release the “Reset” button to restart the “Replace Grow Bulbs” timer. If for some reason you need to replace the Grow Bulbs before the “Replace Grow Bulbs”...
  • Page 42 Adaptive Growth Intelligence ™ (Light and Pump Cycles for Cherry Tomato) The AeroGarden PRO automatically adjusts the amount of light and water your plants receive based on plant growth to provide optimal growing conditions for every stage of your plants’ life. The green lights on the Control Panel track garden growth from germination through mature growth.
  • Page 43 As a result, the number of hours the pump moves water over the Seed Pods changes as your garden matures. During “Germination,” the AeroGarden PRO moves water through the Seed Pods 12 hours a day. There are 6 hours of each day when the pump is not running and the lights are on, providing your tomato seeds with ideal conditions for sprouting.
  • Page 44 Prepare for Your Next AeroGarden PRO Garden Before planting a new garden in the AeroGarden PRO it is important to restart the nutrient timer and set the “Adaptive Intelligence” program to “Germination” – the first phase of plant growth. Before planting a new garden: •...
  • Page 45 y Garden Notes NEEd AdditiONAl HElp? Call: 1-800-476-9669 Email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit Our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help Appendices...
  • Page 46 y Garden Notes NEEd AdditiONAl HElp? Call: 1-800-476-9669 Email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit Our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help Appendices...
  • Page 47 AeroGrow International, Inc. or its designee. This warranty excludes all incidental or consequential damages. This warranty becomes void if the Seed Kit is used in a growing system other than the AeroGarden and/or made by any manufacturer other than AeroGrow International, Inc., or if materials not provided or recommended by AeroGrow are used in or on the AeroGarden or applied to the plants grown using this Seed Kit.
  • Page 48 AeroGrow International, Inc. P.O. Box 18450 Boulder, CO 80308 NEEd AdditiONAl HElp? Call: 1-800-476-9669 Email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit Our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help 300054 AL 6/26/07 © 2006-2007 AeroGrow International, Inc. Patents Pending...

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