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HERB SERIES Tending & Harvesting Guide PLANTING DATE: SEED KIT TYPE: English Pl

HERB SERIES Tending & Harvesting Guide PLANTING DATE: SEED KIT TYPE: English Planting Your Garden Plant Your Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Tending Your Garden Remove Domes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Add Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Feed Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Raise Lamp Hood (Light[s]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Keep Your Garden Healthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Special Tips for Basil & Epazote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Plant Problems & Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Harvesting Your Garden Harvest Your Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Appendices Reminders About Planting Your Garden . . . . . 21 Questions & Answers – Light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Set Your Light Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Replace Bulb(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 C O N T E N T S Whoever plants a garden plants happiness. – CHINESE PROVERB 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 “Replanting Your AeroGarden” in the Quick Start Guide before you proceed. If you no longer have your model’s Quick Start Guide, you can obtain the latest version of it at www.aerogardensupport.com Planting Your Garden P lant Your Garden Each Herb Series Seed Kit (except 7-Pod Seed Kits) has Seed Pods that are labeled, Tall, Medium or Short. This helps to determine the best position for each Seed Pod in the Grow Surface, ensur- ing each plant gets enough light and has room to grow. The following are descriptions of each plant height and the best locations for them in your AeroGarden. Consult your Quick Start Guide for model-specific planting instructions. • Tall plants tend to grow faster and branch out quickly – they do best in the Back openings. • Medium plants grow a little more slowly and/or tend to be a bit bushier – they do best when planted in Side openings. • Short plants are slower growing and/or mature into smaller plants – they are best suited for growing in a Front opening. Find Tall, Medium or Short information here on each Seed Pod Label. 2 Planting Your Garden A little bit of care for your Garden will ensure rapid growth and bountiful harvests. You will see sprouts in a few days. In 3-5 weeks, you will see your seeds transformed into aromatic and flavorful herbs ready for your table. Remove Domes • 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 light(s) turn off or near the end of the light cycle. • You do not need to thin your plants as the AeroGarden can support multiple plants in each Seed Pod. Never remove Labels. They promote germination, inhibit algae growth and identify your plants. Each Seed Pod Label shows the number of days until seeds sprout. Don’t let this happen! If your plant is curled inside the Dome, it was left on too long. Immediately remove Dome. 3 Tending Your Garden Please take a moment to review this section shortly after planting your Garden (see page 21 for Reminders About Planting Your Garden). Tending Your Garden 4 Tending Your Garden Basic Feeding First feeding after planting your Garden, follow the “Basic Feeding” instructions in your Quick Start Guide. Alternate – Rinse & Refill and Basic Feeding 4 weeks after planting your Garden, begin alternating between “Rinse & Refill” and “Basic Feeding.” To simplify tracking, cross off the appropri- ate box on the Feeding Schedule (at right) after each feeding. F eed Garden Add Water • 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. 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. International Basil Seed Kit instructions For International Basil Seed Kits (available for 7-pod AeroGardens only), we recommend alternating between “Basic Feeding” and “Rinse & Refill” steps. Every 2 weeks you will need to add one nutrient tablet (3-pod AeroGardens) or two nutrient tablets (6- or 7-pod AeroGardens) to the Bowl. For instructions, see “Add Nutrients” (Feed Garden - Basic Feeding) in the Control Panel Features section of your Quick Start Guide. Continued on next page Basil Growing Nutrients FEEDING SCHEDULE Cross off one box after each feeding. Rinse & Refill 1st Basic Rinse & Refill Basic Rinse & Refill Basic 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Note: We recommend checking for bugs every time you add nutrients. See Troubleshooting on page 24 of this Guide for details. Rinse & Refill (International Basil Seed Kit only) Unplug AeroGarden and remove Bowl from Base and bring Bowl to a sink. Remove Grow Surface from Bowl and place on a counter near sink. Empty contents of Bowl into sink and rinse Bowl. Use only water. Fill Bowl with room-temperature water up to “Fill To Here” and set Bowl on counter. Place Grow Surface back on Bowl, place Bowl on Base and plug in AeroGarden. Add 2 nutrient tablets from “Growing Nutrients” bag and press the Reset button. 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 Tending Your Garden Raise Lamp Hood (Light[s]) 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. 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. Quick Start Guides available at: www.aerogardensupport.com F eed Garden (Continued) 6 Tending Your Garden K eep Your Garden Healthy Keeping a watchful eye on your Garden is not only a joy, but also a smart way to make sure your plants stay healthy. As your plants grow, you may see some dead or brown leaves around the base of plants. This is perfectly normal. • Remove these leaves with scissors or pinch off with your ﬁngers. • Keep Grow Surface clear of dead leaves. Uprooted Chives You may see chives that look like they’re “jumping out” of the Seed Pod. This is not a problem. Sometimes delicate chive roots don’t anchor properly in the Grow Sponge. There are many chive seeds in each Seed Pod, so you will still have a bountiful bunch of chives. 7 Tending Your Garden Special Tips for Basil & Epazote Pruning 3- to 5-Week-Old Plants About 3 to 5 weeks after planting your Garden, it is time to prune young basil and epazote plants to encourage them to branch out. Plants with many branches will produce large quantities of herbs. Remember, all your clippings are edible, so enjoy the fresh sprigs! To Prune Basil: • From base uploads/Ingenierie_Lourd/ aerogarden-guide.pdf