AeroGarden Cherry Tomato Manual page 34

Troubleshooting
How do I take care of my
Garden when I go out of town?
Add water to raise the level up
to "Fill To Here." A newly planted
Garden with Domes removed
may not need care for up to 2
weeks. However, if your Garden
is mature and you will be out of
town for several days, we recom-
mend you make arrangements for
someone to care for your Garden
while you are away.
Shouldn't water always be
flowing over my Seed Pods
and plant roots?
Yes and no. When you selected
"Tomatoes/Peppers" on your
Smart Garden Control Panel you
selected a setting that has been
specially designed to optimize
the growth of tomato plants by
regulating the flow of water to
the roots of your plants.
On the "Tomatoes/Peppers"
setting, the AeroGarden moves
water through the Seed Pods
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whenever the lights are on, and
for an additional 4 hours when
the lights are off to achieve
maximum growth and flavorful
tomatoes.
If your lights are on and the water
isn't flowing in your AeroGarden,
please check the following:
•
Is the Lamp Arm fully inserted
into the Base? (see your Quick
Start Guide, step 1B).
•
Is the Bowl firmly seated in the
Base? (see your Quick Start
Guide, step 1F).
•
If the water still isn't flowing,
contact Customer Service (see
back cover of this Guide for
contact options).
My tomato plants are over 8
weeks old and they have no
flowers yet.
There are two possible reasons
for this.
1. Not enough dark hours -
tomato plants require a daily