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Quick Start
Guide
Simple Steps
To Get Your
100
PRO
Up and Growing
Congratulations
100
o n your purchase of the a erog arden Pro !
With this beautiful, brushed stainless-steel AeroGarden you get all the features
of the original AeroGarden, enhanced with…
• Adaptive Intelligence – which automatically adjusts the amount of light
and water plants receive at every stage of your plant’s life
• “24-Hour Light” Setting – that lets you override the built-in light timer and
decide how much light yo
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (sa Ve tHese instruCtions) 100 When using this AeroGarden PRO electrical furnishing, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: r ead all instructions before using this aerogarden furnishing. 100 1. To reduce the risk of electric shock, the AeroGarden PRO has a specific plug. Do not change the plug in any way. DANGER – to reduce risk of electric shock: 100 2. Always unplug AeroGarden PRO from electrical outlet before cleaning or changing
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Master Gardener Quick Start Assembly (No tools required) 1 A Unpack Your AeroGarden B Insert Lamp Arm 100 PRO into Base Lamp Hood Push (front view) 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) D Plug Lamp Cord Grow Bulbs (2) Seed Kit into Lamp Hood C Insert Grow Bulbs Push Lamp Cord firmly into socket into Lamp Hood in Lamp Hood. Lamp Cord Lamp Hood (bottom view) Push straight in. DO NOT TWIST B
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Quick Start Assembly (continued) 1 Place Lamp Hood F Set Bowl into Base E on Lamp Arm Center hands over Lamp Arm (back view) (front view) and push Lamp Hood down until you hear a Check to be sure that Bowl “click.” is securely in place. G Moving Your 100 AeroGarden PRO Use one hand to grasp Lamp Arm. need additional HelP? For supplies and information, visit… www.aerogardensupport.com Gently slide AeroGarden toward the surface edge and place other hand under Base. 3
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Wonderful Stuff 68°F/20°C Place Your Garden H 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.,
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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 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” li
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™ C Place Bio-Domes on Seed Pods Place a Bio-Dome on each Seed Pod. Press Bio-Dome down Bio-Dome note: do not remove Bio-Domes until until its rim almost seeds have sprouted. neVer touches Grow Surface. reMo Ve SEED POD LABELS. D Add Starting Nutrient Tablets and Record Planting Date Record Planting Date Record the date your Seed Kit was planted on front cover of the Tending & Harvesting Guide. Add 2 tablets from “Starting Nutrients” bag directly into Bowl. See "Add Nutrient" (Feed
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Starting Your Garden 3 A Plug Cord into Electrical Outlet Plug in What will happen... 1 A green light next to “Germination” and a white light on Control Panel will illuminate. view Door 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 When Pump starts*
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B Select Setting Press the SELECT button until you reach the type of plant you are growing (Tomatoes/Peppers, Salad Greens, etc.). note: depending on the plant type selected, your 100 aerogarden Pro 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 Change the Time of Day Your Li
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Personalize Your Light Timer (optional) 100 Your PRO 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 you 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 e
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Personalize Your Light Timer (continued) 100 AeroGarden PRO “24-Hour Light” Setting The “24-Hour Light” setting allows you to override “24-Hour Light” Setting the built-in light timer and keep lights on and pump • Press “Select” until you reach Strawberries setting. running 24 hours a day. You can also customize the • Press and hold “Select” until the white light next to amount of light plants receive by manually turning Strawberries starts blinking - about 5 seconds. lights on and off using
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Basic Reminders About Your AeroGarden 100 AeroGarden PRO 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/off. water up to “Fill To Here.” This will not affect the timing of your light cycle and occasional use of this feature will not harm your plants. • Adaptive Intelligence • Add Nutrient The green light tracks garden (Feed garden
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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 100 lowest Locking Button when starting your AeroGarden PRO . 2 Raise Lamp Arm/Lamp Hood by holding Lamp Arm & Hood 1 100 3 Replace Bowl on Base and Unplug AeroGarden PRO with one hand, and pushing in 100 plug in AeroGarden PRO . and remove Bowl from Base. Locking Button with the other. Push l ocking But
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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 100 If you have already grown a garden in your AeroGarden PRO , please follow the instructions below to reset the nutrient timer: • Press and hold “Reset” button until red “Add Nutrient” light blinks 3 or 4 times (about 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 s
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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. note: 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,
