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Quick Start
Guide
Simple Steps
To Get Your
Up and Growing
Model #s: 100610-BLK; 100610-WHT; 100610-SLR
Date Code:
Input Voltage: 120V, 60Hz, 1.5A
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (SAVe THeSe InSTrucTIonS) When using this AeroGarden electrical furnishing, basic precautions should always be followed, including 6 the following: r ead all instructions before using this AeroGarden furnishing. 1. To reduce the risk of electric shock, the AeroGarden has a specific plug. Do not change the plug in any way. DANGER – to reduce risk of electric shock: 2. Always unplug AeroGarden from electrical outlet before cleaning or changing Grow Bulbs (light bulbs
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Quick Start Assembly (No tools required) 1 A Unpack Your AeroGarden B Insert Lamp Arm 6 into Base Lamp Hood (front view) Push Lamp Arm down until Lamp Arm you hear (back view) a “click.” Bowl (front view) Lamp Arm (back view) Base (back view) Base (front view) Seed Kit D Plug Lamp Cord Deluxe B Grow Bulbs (2) into Lamp Hood Push Lamp Cord C Insert Grow Bulbs firmly into socket in Lamp Hood. into Lamp Hood Lamp Cord Lamp Hood (bottom view) Push straight in. DO NOT TWIST BULBS! r emember to
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Quick Start Assembly (continued) 1 Place Lamp Hood F Set Bowl into Base E on Lamp Arm Air Coupling Center hands over Lamp Arm (back view) (front view) and push Lamp Hood down until you hear a Check to be sure that Bowl is “click.” securely seated on Air coupling in Base. G Moving Your AeroGarden 6 Use one hand to grasp Lamp Arm. need AddITIon Al HelP? For supplies and information, visit… www.aerogardensupport.com Gently slide AeroGarden toward the surface edge and place other hand und
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68°F/20°C H Place Your Garden In: A 60-75°F (16-24°C) environment (optimal) Under: A space that Near: A standard allows 22” (56cm) 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., window drafts, A
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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 Bowl) Water To Be Added: 3.5 quarts or... 3.2 liters When additional water is needed, “Water 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 Low” light blinks.
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Plant Your Garden C If you are planting… Herbs or Flowers* - arrange Seed Pods by plant height (see “Plan Your Garden Layout” on page 5). Tomatoes or Peppers (6-pod Vegetable Series Kits) - place one Seed Pod in each Front/Side opening and one Seed Pod in the center Back opening. Place Plant Spacers in remaining openings. Green Beans, Salad Greens or Live Plants - place Seed/Plant Pods anywhere in Grow Surface. Master Gardener Kit* - arrange Pods in Grow Surface according to plant height. *Re-
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Planting Your Garden (continued) 2 ™ D Place Bio-Domes on Seed Pods Place a Bio-Dome on each Seed Pod. Bio-Dome Press Bio-Dome down note: do not remove Bio-Domes until until its rim almost seeds have sprouted. neVer reMo Ve SEED POD LABELS. touches Grow Surface. E Add Starting Nutrient Tablets and Record Planting Date Record Planting Date Record the date your Seed/Plant Kit was planted on front cover of the Tending & Harvesting Guide. Add 2 “Starting Nutrients”* directly into Bowl. S
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Starting Your Garden 3 A Plug Cord into Electrical Outlet Plug in view Door What will happen... 1 A green light on Control Panel will illuminate. 2 Grow Bulbs will come on. Look under Lamp Hood to check that both bulbs are lit. If not, check to see if: • Grow Bulbs are properly inserted in Lamp Hood (page 2, step 1C). • Lamp Cord is plugged into Lamp Hood (page 2, step 1D). • You are getting power through the electrical outlet. 3 Air bubbles should be visible inside Bowl. If not, check to
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Starting Your Garden (continued) 3 Select Setting B Press the SELECT button until you reach the type of plant you are growing (Vegetables, Salad Greens, etc.). Herbs Salad Flowers Greens Add Nutrients Water Low Replace Bulbs Vegetables Live Plants note: depending on the plant type selected, your AeroGarden 6 lights will automatically turn on and off at pre-programmed intervals. Your Light Timer C Your Light Timer is Set To Start 1 Growing Your Plants...Starting now! If You Would Li
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Personalize Your Light Timer (optional) Your AeroGarden 6 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 plant type you selected. * 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 exceptions to this are F
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Basic Reminders About Your AeroGarden AeroGarden control Panel 6 • Lights On/Off • Select Use to occasionally override built-in light timer. Once pushed, The number of hours lights are lights will stay off/on until the next time built-in light timer is set on and off depends on which to go on/off. This will not affect the timing of your light cycle, plant type is selected. and occasional use of this feature will not harm your plants. Herbs Salad Flowers Greens Add Nutrients Water Low Repla
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Basic Reminders About Your AeroGarden (continued) Raise l amp Hood (lights) As plants grow to 1-2” from lights, raise Lamp Arm one Locking Button at a time. Be sure Lamp Arm is set on the lowest Locking Button when starting your AeroGarden 6. 2 Raise Lamp Arm/Lamp Hood by holding Lamp Arm & Hood 1 3 Replace Bowl on Base and Unplug AeroGarden 6 and with one hand, and pushing in plug in AeroGarden 6. remove Bowl from Base. Locking Button with the other. Push l ocking Button in Replace Grow
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Prepare For Your Next Garden c leaning Instructions for your AeroGarden Use only water and mild soap when cleaning your AeroGarden (except when Sanitizing - Step 6). Do not use abrasive cleaners or run through the dishwasher. When your garden has completed its growing cycle… 1 7 Rinse Bowl and Grow Surface with Unplug AeroGarden. Grow tap water. Repeat. Surface 2 Carefully remove Bowl and Grow 8 Towel dry Bowl and Grow Surface Surface from Base and bring to before putting them back togethe
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Prepare For Your Next Garden (continued) Replanting Your AeroGarden If you have already grown a garden in your AeroGarden 6, please follow the instructions below to reset the nutrient timer: • Press and hold “Reset” button until red “Add Nutrients” light blinks 3 or 4 times (about 9 seconds). • Release “Reset” button. “Add Nutrients” 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.) no Te: These steps
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U.S. CAUTION – You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. no Te: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de- signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
