AeroGarden Flower Series manual

F LO W E R S E RI ES T ending Guide PLANTING DA TE: SEED KIT TYPE: Eng lish[...]

Planting Y our Garden Plant Y our Garden ............................ 2 T ending Y our Garden Remove Domes .............................. 3 Add W ater .................................... 4 F eed G arden ................................. 4 Raise Lamp Hood (Light[s]) .................... 5 Keep Y our Garden Healthy .................... 5 Plant P rob[...]

P l a n t i n g Y o u r g a r d e n P lant Y our Garden Each Flo wer Series Seed Kit (except Cascading P etunias) comes with Seed Pods that are labeled, T all, Medium or Sho rt . This helps to det ermine the best position for each Seed Pod in the Gro w Sur face, ensuring each plant gets enough light and has room to gro w. The follo wing are descrip[...]

R emov e Domes • A few da ys af ter planting your Aer oG arden, 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. Do not remove the Label ! • T o reduce plant stress, we recommend remo ving the Domes shor tly after the light(s) tu[...]

4 T ending Y our Garden A dd W ater • Use roo m-tempera ture water . Very hot or ve ry cold water will hurt your plants. • We r ecommend us ing municipal t ap , bottled or purified wat er . W ell or softened water SHOULD NO T be used because the extra min erals in these sources may be harmful to aer oponically grown plants. ! There should alw [...]

5 T ending Y our Garden R aise Lamp Hood ( Lig ht [s ] ) If Grow Bulb(s) are t oo close to p lants , the leaves may brown and burn. If they are too far away , your plants will “stretch ” towar d the light(s) and look unhealthy . As your plants begin t o grow , you should pro vide 1-2” (2.5-5cm) of space between the top of plan ts and the ligh[...]

6 T ending Y our Garden Check Plant La yout to Pre ven t Shading T o ensure each plant gets enough light and has room to grow , you may need to rearrange the Seed Pods in your Aer oG arden. Within the first 3 to 4 weeks of planting your Garden you ma y star t to notice variations in how fast or slo w a plant grows and in plant habit (e.g ., spread[...]

7 T ending Y our Garden Prune Plants t o Pre vent Shading The follo wing pages offer sever al pruning methods to prev ent shading for a v ar iety of flower types. Plants with Branching Leav es T o optimize the growth of your Garden and ensure strong plants with bountiful flow ers, prune large leaves tha t shade other plants in your Garden. • Re[...]

8 T ending Y our Garden Continued on n ex t page Plants with Leaves Gro wing from Base Calendula and Gazania are examples of flowers tha t should be pruned with this method. • Remove lar ge leaves that shade other plants with scissors. • Make cut at base of leaf . • T uck smaller leaves to give the shaded plant more light. Photo at right sho[...]

9 T ending Y our Garden K eep Y our Garden Healthy ( Cont in ued ) Prune Plants t o Pre vent Shading (Continued) Plants with Long Stems • Cut branches tha t shade other plants with scissors. • Prune just abo ve a set of leaves (growth point). Photo at right shows how plant might look after pruning long stems. Notice that the Petunia is no longe[...]

10 T ending Y our Garden Continued on n ex t page Remov e Dead Flower Blossoms – Deadheading Removing dead flower blossoms (deadheading) encourages your plan t to produce more flo wers. 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 depen[...]

11 T ending Y our Garden K eep Y our Garden Healthy ( Cont in ued ) Remov e Dead Flower Blossoms – Deadheading (Continued ) Plants with Flo wers Growing on Long Stems Calendula, Geranium, Lavender , Stock and Snapdragons are some examples of plants that do well with this method of deadheading. • Cut flow er stem at base. Plants that Dro p Spen[...]

12 T ending Y our Garden HELPFUL HI NT #1: Deadhead flow ers as they star t to fade to av oid accidentally removing u nopened blossoms. At a quick glance, a flo wer bud (p etunia, s hown at right ) can lo ok like a dead blossom. HELPFUL HINT #2: Deadhead flowers when light(s) are on. Some blossoms such as Gazania (shown below) , close up when li[...]

13 T ending Y our Garden K eep Y our Garden Healthy ( Cont in ued ) Cut Here Prun e Hea v y Br anches to K eep Garden Neat and C ompac t Some branches may become laden with so man y blossoms that they droop ov er the edge of the Garden. T o keep your plants compact: • Cut hea v y branches (as flowers be gin to die) not more than 6 ” (1 5cm) fr[...]

14 T ending Y our Garden These pictures show plants fr om a Flo wer Series Seed Kit that are stressed . F ollow s uggestions to restore y our G arden ’ s health. Wilted Plants a re not ge tting enoug h water . Check water level. Burned Plant is too close to Gro w Bulb(s) . R aise the Lamp Hood . Curled Inside Dome Dome was left on too long. Immed[...]

15 Appendices a P P e n d i c e s R eminders About P lanting Y our Garden Please use the Quick Start Guide included in y our original Aer oGarden bo x for more d etailed setup instructions. I f you no longer ha ve your Quick Start Guide , you can find the latest version of it at… www .aerogardensuppor t.com. Setting up Y our G arden Is the Lamp [...]

16 Appendices Q uestions & A nswers – Ligh t ( s) Do I need to turn light(s) on and off manually? No . Y our AeroGarden includes a built-in timer that turns your light(s) on and off at specific intervals. These intervals are designed to maximiz e the growth of your flow ers. The timing system started as soon as you plugged in your A eroGard[...]

17 Appendices T roubleshooting What do I do when a Gro w Bulb burns out? Replacem ent bul bs can be order ed from your retailer or at www .aerogardensupport.com. What should I do if m y Grow Bulb(s) aren ’t w ork ing? Make sure Grow Bulb(s) are firmly inserted in the Lamp Hood . Also check that your Garden is plugged into a working electrical ou[...]

18 Appendices Continued on n ex t page What if I see bugs? Occasionally , bugs might decide to visit your flow ers. If you see bugs, you will probably se e aphids or spider mites which probably found their way int o your home on clothing or cut flowers. They are clever about hiding under leaves and in the join ts bet ween leaves a nd plant stems,[...]

19 Appendices How do I tak e care of m y Garden when I go out of town? Add wat er to raise the level up t o “ Fill T o Here . ” A newly planted Garden with Domes remov ed may not need care f or up to 2 w eeks. How ever , if yo ur Garden is mature and you will be out of to wn for several da ys, we recommend that you make arrangem ents f or someo[...]

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