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SALAD
SERIES
Tending & Harvesting Guide
SEED KIT TYPE:
PLANTING DATE:
English
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elcome W Thank you for your purchase of our AeroGarden. We have spent years developing and refining our technology to create a growing system that assures you will have a pleasurable and successful year-round gardening experience. I sincerely hope you enjoy your AeroGarden and sharing your healthy harvest with your family and friends. Best Regards, Michael Bissonnette Founder and Chairman AeroGrow International, Inc. Whoever plants a garden plants happiness. – CHINESE PROVERB
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C ONTENT S Planting Your Garden Plant Your Garden ............................ 3 Tending Your Garden Remove Domes .............................. 4 Add Water.................................... 5 Feed Garden ................................. 5 Raise Lamp Hood (Light[s]).................... 6 Keep Your Garden Healthy.................... 6 Plant Problems & Remedies................... 7 Harvesting Your Garden Harvest Your Garden.......................... 8 Appendices Reminders About Planting Your Ga
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P gnitnla Y ruo g nedra A little bit of care for your Garden will ensure rapid growth and bountiful harvests. You will see sprouts in 1 to 3 days. In about 3 weeks, you will experience the transformation of your seeds into salad greens ready for your table. lant Your Garden P Whether this is the first or fifth garden you are planting in your AeroGarden, you will need to reference your Quick Start Guide. If you have planted a garden in your AeroGarden prior to this one, please refer to “Rep
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t gnidne Y ruo g nedra Please take a moment to review this section shortly after planting your Garden (see page 9 for Reminders About Planting Your Garden). emove Domes R • A few days after planting your AeroGarden, 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! • To reduce plant stress, we recommend removing the Domes shortly after the l
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dd Water A There should always be water in the Bowl of your AeroGarden. For instructions, see the “Add Water Using a Spouted Container” section in your Quick Start Guide. • Use room-temperature water. Very hot or very cold water will hurt your plants. • We recommend using municipal tap, bottled or purified water. Well or softened water SHOULD ! NOT be used because the extra minerals in these sources may be harmful to aeroponically grown plants. eed Garden F Every 2 weeks you will need
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aise Lamp Hood (Light[s]) R As your plants begin to grow, you should provide 1-2” (2.5-5cm) of space between the top of plants and the light(s). For instructions, refer to the “Raise Lamp Hood (Light[s])” section in your Quick Start Guide. If Grow Bulb(s) are too close to plants, the leaves may brown and burn. If they are too far away, your plants will “stretch” toward the light(s) and look unhealthy. eep Your Garden Healthy K Keeping a watchful eye on your Garden is not only a joy, but
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lant Problems & Remedies P These pictures show plants from a Salad Series Seed Kit that are stressed. Follow suggestions to restore your Garden’s health. Wilted Burned Plants are not getting enough Plant is too close to Grow water. Check water level. Bulb(s). Raise the Lamp Hood. Curled Inside Dome Bolting Dome was left on too long. Plant is at end of productive Immediately remove Dome. growth period and has long stalks growing from plant base. Harvest entire plant by cutting at base. Q
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H gnitsevr a Y ruo g nedra arvest Your Garden – H All Salad Green Varieties After approximately 3 weeks, you can begin harvesting your Salad Garden! • Remove whole leaves by cutting the base of leaf with pruning shears or household scissors, or by gently pinching off with your fingers. • Spread your harvesting evenly across your Garden. You can continue to harvest up to a third of the leaves every few days. Leaves will be replaced by new growth. • After harvesting lettuce, lower
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a PP secidne eminders About Planting R Your Garden Please use the Quick Start Guide included in your original AeroGarden box for more detailed setup instructions. If you no longer have your Quick Start Guide, you can find the latest version of it at… www.aerogardensupport.com. Setting up Your Garden Is the Lamp Arm firmly Did you add Starting 1 9 inserted into the Base? Nutrient tablet(s)? 10 Did you record Are Grow Bulb(s) 2 planting date on the firmly inserted into
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uestions & Answers–Light(s) Q Do I need to turn light(s) on and off manually? No. Your AeroGarden includes a built-in timer that turns your light(s) on and off at specific intervals. These intervals are designed to maximize the growth of lettuce plants. The timing system started as soon as you plugged in your AeroGarden. Does it matter what time of day the light(s) go off? No. It makes no difference to the plants when your light(s) go on and off. Some people like to have them turn off wh
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roubleshooting T What do I do when a Grow Bulb burns out? Replacement bulbs can be ordered from your retailer or at www.aerogardensupport.com. What should I do if my Grow Bulb(s) aren’t working? Make sure Grow Bulb(s) are firmly inserted in the Lamp Hood. Also check that your Garden is plugged into a working electrical outlet and the Lamp Cord is plugged into the Lamp Hood. What if I want to move my Garden to another location? Go right ahead! Keep in mind that each AeroGarden model has
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Quick Start Guides available at: www.aerogardensupport.com What if I see bugs? Although leafy green plants are rarely attacked by bugs, it is good to know what to do just in case. If you see bugs, they probably found their way into your home by hitching a ride on clothing or cut flowers. They are clever about hiding under leaves and in the joints between leaves and plant stems, so they can be difficult to see at first. Initial signs that you have bugs are either your plants look unhealthy o
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roubleshooting (Continued) T for several days, we recommend that you make arrangements for someone to care for your Garden while you are away. You may want to set your light(s) to go on at night for added home security while you are away. If this option is available, it will be in the “Personalize Your Light Timer” section in your Quick Start Guide. What do I do when my Garden has completed its growth cycle? For step-by-step instructions regarding the care of your AeroGarden after plant
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ardening Notes G Appendices 14
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AeroGrow International, Inc. Quick Start Guides available at: www.aerogardensupport.com © 2006-2008 AeroGrow International, Inc. U.S. Patents Pending
