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Quick Start
Guide
Simple Steps
To Get Your “Trellis-Ready”
Up and Growing
Congratulations
o n your purchase of the a erog arden Deluxe!
With this upgraded AeroGarden you get all the features of the original AeroGarden,
enhanced with…
• “24-Hour Light” Setting – that lets you override the built-in light timer and decide
how much light your plants receive (see details on page 10).
• 24” Extendable Arm – which gives you the flexibility to grow tall plants, such as
full-size tomato plants and
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (sa Ve tHese instruCtions) When using this AeroGarden Deluxe electrical furnishing, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: r ead all instructions before using this aerogarden furnishing. 1. To reduce the risk of electric shock, the AeroGarden Deluxe has a specific plug. Do not change plug in any way. DANGER – to reduce risk of electric shock: 2. Always unplug AeroGarden Deluxe from electrical outlet before cleaning or changing Grow Bu
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Master Gardener Deluxe SET UP INSTRUCTIONS: Quick Start Assembly 1 A Unpack Your AeroGarden Deluxe Lamp Hood (front view) Lamp Arm Base Bowl (front view) (back view) (front view) Insert Lamp Arm into Base B Push Master Gardener Deluxe Lamp Arm Lamp Arm Deluxe Kit Grow Bulbs (3) down until (back view) you hear a “click.” Trellis System Includes: Instructions Base Trellis Coil Trellis (back view) Brackets (2) Coils (2) C Attach Trellis Brackets to D Insert Deluxe Grow Lamp Hood (o p
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Quick Start Assembly (continued) 1 E Plug Lamp Cord F Place Lamp Hood into Lamp Hood on Lamp Arm Push Lamp Cord firmly into socket in Lamp Hood. Lamp Cord Center hands over Lamp Arm (back view) and push Lamp Hood down until you hear a “click.” G Set Bowl into Base H Moving Your AeroGarden Deluxe Use one hand to grasp Lamp Arm. (front view) Gently slide AeroGarden toward the surface edge and Check to be sure that Bowl place other hand under Base. is securely in place. 3
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Wonderful Stuff 68°F/20°C Place Your Garden I In: A 60-75°F (16-24°C) environment (optimal) Under: A space that Near: A standard allows 35” (89cm) electrical outlet, per clearance for the full local regulations height of raised lamp On: A sturdy, water- tolerant surface note: Do not place beneath (Metal surfaces may cause under-cabinet lights. noise due to vibration) Away From Reach of children and pets Direct sources of heat (e.g., stove, furnace vents) Direct sources of cold air (e.g.,
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Planting Your Garden 2 A Add Water Using a Spouted Container Use room temperature municipal tap, bottled or purified water. Do not use well or softened water. Lift View Door Fill to “Fill to Here” Amount of (located inside the Bowl) Water To Be Added: 3.5 quarts or... 3.2 liters When additional water is needed, “Water Level Low” light on Control Panel will blink. Add water to raise level up to “Fill To Here” inside Bowl. It is okay to add water up to “Fill To Here” before “Water Level Low
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™ C Place Bio-Domes on Seed Pods Place a Bio-Dome on each Seed Pod. Bio-Dome note: Do not remove Bio-Domes until seeds Press Bio-Dome down have sprouted. neVer reMo Ve SEED until its rim almost POD LABELS. touches Grow Surface. D Add Starting Nutrient Tablets and Record Planting Date Record Planting Date We recommend that you record the date Master Gardener Deluxe Seed Pods were planted on a calendar or in a notebook. Add 2 tablets from “Small” nutrient bag directly into Bowl. See "A
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Starting Your Garden 3 A Plug Cord into Electrical Outlet Plug in What will happen... 1 A white light on Control Panel will illuminate. view Door 2 Deluxe Grow Bulbs will come on. Look under Lamp Hood to check that all 3 bulbs are lit. If not, check to see if: • Deluxe Grow Bulbs are properly inserted in Lamp Hood (page 2, step 1D). • Lamp Cord is plugged into Lamp Hood (page 3, step 1E). • You are getting power through the electrical outlet. 3 When Pump starts* it may make a gurgling nois
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B Select Setting Press the SELECT button until you reach the type of plants you are growing (Tomatoes/Peppers, Salad Greens, etc.). note: Depending on the plant type selected, your aerogarden Deluxe pump will automatically turn on and off at pre-programmed intervals. Pump controls the flow of water through Seed Pods to optimize plant growth. C Your Light Timer Your Light Timer is Set To Start 1 Growing Your Plants...starting now! If You Would Like to
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Personalize Your Light Timer (optional) Your AeroGarden has lights and a built-in timer that automatically provide plants with the optimal amount of “sunlight” (about 16 hours) and “night” (about 8 hours), depending on the plant type selected in the previous section. * As long as plants get this amount of light, it does not matter when lights are turned off. Many people find it conve- nient to have lights go on in the morning and off at night to match their own wake and sleep schedule. *the ex
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Personalize Your Light Timer (continued) AeroGarden Deluxe “24-Hour Light” Setting note: “24-Hour light” setting is not recommended for Flower The “24-Hour Light” setting allows you to override or Vegetable plants – they require a daily dark period to produce the built-in light timer and keep lights on and pump flowers. running 24 hours a day. You can also customize the amount of light plants receive by manually turning Accessing the “24-Hour Light” Setting lights on and off using the “L
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Use t rellis system (optional) 1 Clip Trellis Coil on Bracket. t rellis Coil l amp Hood Bracket As your plants begin to produce fruit, you may find t rellis Coil they are starting to tip over or even break due to the additional weight on branches. When this occurs, support plants and bring them back to the upright position by using your Trellis System*. 2 Pull down Trellis Coil. *t rellis Brackets must be attached to the l amp Hood in order to use the t rellis system (see Bracket attachm
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Basic Reminders About Your AeroGarden AeroGarden Deluxe Control Panel • Lights On/Off • Water Low Use to occasionally override built-in light timer. Once pushed, lights When light blinks add will stay off/on until the next time built-in light timer is set to go on/ water up to “Fill To Here.” off. This will not affect the timing of your light cycle and occasional use of this feature will not harm your plants. • 24-Hour Light Illuminated white • Add Nutrient light indicates the (Feed garden
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Basic Reminders About Your AeroGarden (continued) aerogarden Deluxe l amp arm & Hood Features Raise l amp Hood (lights) As plants grow to 1-2” from lights, raise Lamp Arm one notch at a time (each of the three Lamp Arm sections has three notches). Be sure Lamp Arm is set at the lowest setting when you start your AeroGarden Deluxe. 1 3 Replace Bowl on Base and plug in Unplug AeroGarden Deluxe and remove Bowl AeroGarden Deluxe. from Base. 2 Raise Lamp Arm/Lamp Hood: • Hold Lamp Arm where it con
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Prepare For Your Next Garden Cleaning instructions for your a erog arden Use only water and mild soap when cleaning your AeroGarden (except when Sanitizing - Step 7). Do not use abrasive cleaners or run through the dishwasher. When your garden has completed it’s growing cycle… 1 7 Sanitize AeroGarden. Unplug AeroGarden. Grow • Fill Bowl ¾ full with water. Surface 2 Carefully remove Bowl and Grow • Add ¼ cup (59ml) of chlorine Surface from Base and bring to bleach. a sink. Set Base and Lamp
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Prepare For Your Next Garden (continued) Replanting Your AeroGarden If you have already grown a garden in your AeroGarden, please follow the instructions below to reset the nutrient timer: • Press and HOLD “Reset” button until red “Add Nutrient” light blinks (approximately 9 seconds). • Release “Reset” button. “Add Nutrient” light will turn off. • Your AeroGarden is now reset. (In some cases you may see other lights blink as well. This is nothing to worry about.) note: these steps do not res
