AeroGarden 507140-0000 AD manual

G a rd en S t ar te r T r ay G a rd en S t ar te r T r ay Pl anting & G r o w i n g G u i de N OTE : Do not unwra p Tr a y until you are re ady to pl ant your seeds. T he plastic co ver retain s moisture tha t is c ritical f or easy plan ting and fast ger min ation. Engl ish[...]

Intro duc tio n Gar den Starter T r a y Ba sics ......................... 2 Wha t ’ s Ins ide ............................................. 2 Addit ional Sup plies ..................................... 3 Plannin g Y our Garde n – Seed Selectio n Sample Garden s ......................................... 3 Y our Seed Planti ng Schedul e Last Fros[...]

The Garden S tarter T ra y enables y ou to use y our Aer oGarden to star t seedlings for tr ansplanting int o an outdoor garden. In j ust a small amount of spa ce , with minimal care , you can now start up to 66 seedli ngs (3 6 seedlings for S pace • Sav er 6 mo del s ) and get a j ump- start on the o utdoor gardening season. Th is G u i de wi ll[...]

3 Additi onal Su pplie s There are a few a dditi onal it ems that y ou wil l need. See ds AeroGarden with Deck remov ed W aterin g Can Intro duc tion ( Continued ) Pl annin g Y our Ga rden – Seed Sel ec ti on Sample Gardens There a re thousa nds of seed cho ices a vai lab le to gro w in yo ur G arden Starter T ra y . T o sim pl ify the pl an - n [...]

4 Y ou r Seed P lantin g Schedule Last F rost Da te The l a st frost d at e is , on av erage , the last da y in the sp ri ng tha t yo u mi ght h a ve a f rost tha t can dam age tende r pl ants. It i s a usefu l date t o k no w when star ti ng see ds i ndoors. A grea t resour ce f or spec ifi c i nf orma tion f or yo ur a rea i s a loca l master ga[...]

Y ou r Seed P lan tin g Sc hedu le ( Con tinued ) Apri l 23 or 4 w e eks after star ti ng you r tomat o and pepper see ds . Al l se edl i ngs wi l l b e rea dy to h arden by Ma y 7 . An exa mpl e of a compl eted Plant ing Schedule ( show n bel ow ) inc ludes a ll th is in forma ti on . Pl a nting Sche dule Las t F rost Dat e: M a y 7 W e eks to Ear[...]

Seedi ng Y our G ard en St art er T r a y Sample See di ng Pl an for frost tolerant and non-frost tolerant plants from E xample 2 on page 5. Blank T ray La youts a nd See di ng Logs found on pages 2 1- 2 4 of t his G uide and also av a ilable at ww w .aerogardensuppor t.c om. Tr a y L ayo u t The Gro w Spon ges are a ll the same s ize a nd receiv e[...]

Seedi ng Y our G ard en St art er T r a y ( Continued ) Numbe r o f Seeds As with an outdoor garden, it is important to plant e x tra seeds in each G row Sponge t o ensure germina tion succ e ss. A good rule o f thumb is to sow onl y a few e x tra seeds for large seeds and fruiting pl ants. Increase amount of seeds a s seed size g et s smaller and [...]

Seed Dep th The plantin g depth of seeds in y our Gard en St ar t er T ra y will no t necess ari ly be the same a s recommended on seed packets from suppliers. Each G row Sponge has a small , tapered hole near the cent er call ed a Dibble . The Dibble is adeq ua te for most small and medium siz e d seeds. For larger seeds, the Dib ble ma y ne ed to[...]

Seedi ng Y our G ard en St art er T r a y ( Continued ) Drop seeds in to the Dibble wi th you r fingers or tweezers . Mark Seedin g Pl an to in di cate wh ich Grow Spo nges are planted. R epeat steps u nti l al l Gr ow S p on ges f or that seed t ype are pl anted . R eturn u nused see ds to p ac ket. HELPFUL HI NTS: T o a void l osin g t rac k o f[...]

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Pla ce Tr a y i n A er oG ard en R emov e Gr ow Sur face from Bowl an d set asi de. Lower Lamp Hood to lo west pos ition . Plac e B owl on Base . Add w at er up t o “F i ll to H ere” i ns ide Bowl . Pl ug in A eroGarden . Press “Sel e ct ” button t o set AeroG arden t o “T oma toe s/Peppers” on 7 -Pod model s, and “V egetabl es” on [...]

• Use room-temperature w ater . V ery hot or very cold water w ill hu rt your plan ts. • We rec ommend us ing m unic ipal tap , bott led or purified wa ter . W ell or softe ned wa ter SHOU L D NO T be used because the extra mineral s in th ese sources may be harmful to aeroponicall y grow n plan ts. ! 12 Add W at er There s hou ld al wa ys be [...]

13 T end ing Y our Seedl ings ( Continued ) • When p l an ts are about 2 ” ( 5cm ) tal l, c heck ea ch Gr ow S p on ge f or mu ltip le pl ants. Us in g sc is sors, gen tl y sn ip the sm al lest p l an ts at the base of stem , le avi ng ONE hea lth y pla nt in ea ch Gro w Sponge . • Th i nni ng seedl i ngs en su res tha t t he rem ain in g pl [...]

14 Mo ving Seed lin g s t o Y our Out door Ga rden H ard eni ng Of f Har den ing off see d l ings eases the ir tr an si tion from the AeroG arde n to the out d oors, w here the y wi ll be exposed to fu l l sun li ght, tempera ture va ri atio ns and w i nd . It en tai ls s lowl y inc reas i ng the a moun t of ti me s eedl in gs spend outs ide wh i l[...]

Mo ving Seed lin g s t o Y our Out door Ga rden (C ontinued ) 15 T r anspl an t Seed li ng s Sup plies n ee de d:  A fil led wa teri ng ca n  A na rrow tro wel  Y ou r ga rden pl an i ndi cat i ng seedl in g loca ti ons  Y ou r Tr a y of ha rdened- off s eedl in gs T o tra nsp lan t seedl ings , t ak e enti re B owl and Tr a y o ut si [...]

Car in g f or Y oung Seed l in g s 16 Dai l y W at eri ng Y our seedl i ngs need wa ter every da y . It i s best to w at er when the s un is l ow , eithe r i n the ear ly morn i ng o r ev en i ng . Wa ter eac h pla nt at the base, ra ther tha n dous ing the fra gi le stem s and l eav es with w ater from abo ve (s uch as with a s pri nkl er ). If yo[...]

17 T rouble sho o ting ( Contin ued ) What do I do if one o f my seedlings die ? Occasi ona l ly you m igh t fin d tha t one of th e seed - l ings i n your Tr a y does not thr iv e. If a pl ant d ies, remov e enti re G ro w Spon ge from A eroGa rden and cov er empt y Grow S po nge Op ening to in hi bit a lg ae gro w th i n B owl . Choose a moistu [...]

18 Pre par e f or Y our Ne xt Ga rd en St art er T r a y NO TE : Don’ t worry about Tr a y dis color ation. As long as Tr a y is sani tiz e d , st aini ng wil l not affect t he gro wt h of you r next planting . C le an Aer oG ard en: For step-by -step c lean i ng i nstruction s, p lease refer t o the “Pr epar e fo r y our Ne xt Gar den ” sect[...]

Please refer to “ Y our Seed Pla ntin g Sc he du le ” on page 4 f or P lant ing Schedule details. Pla nt in g Schedule Pl a nt ing Schedule La st F rost Da te : W eek s to E arliest Seed Ready to T ransplant Plants Grow Star ting Date Harden Of f Da te Notes 19[...]

Pl a nt ing Schedule La st F rost Da te : W eek s to E arliest Seed Ready to T ransplant Plants Grow Star ting Date Harden Of f Da te Notes 20[...]

Blan k T r a y La y ou ts ( 6 - and 7 -P od Aer oGarden mod els ) Use a blank T ray Layo u t an d/ or Seeding Lo g to record y our Seeding P l an. Ref er to ”Seeding Y our Garden S tarter T ra y ” on page 6 fo r Seedin g Pl an examples and instructions. Lar ge r ve rsions of blank T ray L ayo u ts and Seeding L ogs a re a vai l - able a t w w w[...]

Blan k T r a y La y ou ts (S pa c e • Sa ver 6 A eroG ard en model s ) Use a blank T ray Layo u t an d/ or Seeding Lo g to record y our Seeding P l an. Ref er to ”Seeding Y our Garden S tarter T ra y ” on page 6 fo r Seedin g Pl an examples and instructions. Lar ge r ve rsions of blank T ray L ayo u ts and Seeding L ogs a re a vai l - able a [...]

23 Seed ing L og 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Thi s Seedin g Log ca n be used with e ither G arden Starter T ra y . Seed ing L og[...]

24 Seed ing L og 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Thi s Seedin g Log ca n be used with e ither G arden Starter T ra y . Seed ing L og[...]

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