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WHAT IS COVERED
– This warranty covers any defects in materials or workmanship, with the exceptions stated below.
HOW LONG COVERAGE LASTS
– This warranty runs for one (1) year on this AeroGarden and LED Grow Lights, from the date of original purchase, for the original
purchaser/user.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED
– The warranty shall not apply to problems arising from: normal wear; failure to adhere to enclosed operating instructions; serial numbered
products if the serial number has been removed or defaced; products subject to negligence, accident, improper use, maintenance or storage; products damaged by
circumstances beyond AeroGrow International Inc.’s control; loss or damage to removable parts; or products modified (including, but not limited to, modifications
through the use of unauthorized parts or attachments) or repaired by anyone other than AeroGrow International, Inc., or its designee. This warranty excludes all
incidental or consequential damages.
WHAT AEROGROW WILL DO
– AeroGrow International, Inc., at its option, will repair any defects in materials or workmanship or will replace these products with ones
of similar features and price. AeroGrow International, Inc.’s sole obligation and your exclusive remedy under this warranty shall be limited to such repair or replacement.
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or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other legal rights
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5. Plug In Cord
1. Add Water
• Add water to
“Fill To Here”
indicator located under the Water Port.
• Use room temperature tap water or bottled distilled
water.
• Do not use well water which may interfere with our
nutrients, or softened water, as it contains levels of
sodium usually harmful to plants.
• The 'Add Water' reminder alert will appear on the control
panel when the water level is low. For best results,
keep the water level topped up to the fill line at all times.
3. Add Grow Domes
• Place a Grow Dome over each Seed Pod.
• Grow Domes rest on Seed Pods and may not ‘snap’ into place.
Also, it is not necessary for Grow Domes to cover any Plant
Spacers in your AeroGarden.
• Leave Grow Domes on the Seed Pods until plants have
sprouted and their leaves nearly touch the domes.
• Once removed, Grow Domes may be reused/recycled.
2. Add Seed Pods
• Insert Seed Pods into openings in Grow Deck.
• Seed Pod Labels often identify plant height to assist with
placement. Look for height noted on Labels.
• Plants grow best and look best if medium or tall plants are
in back openings, and short plants are in front openings
(see diagram).
• Seed Pod Kits for Tomatoes and Peppers often include both
Seed Pods and Plant Spacers. Plant Spacers allow your
Tomato/Pepper plants ample room to grow.
• Do not remove Labels from Seed Pods. The labels identify
the plant type and plant height, show the germination
time, and inhibit algae growth.
4. Add Nutrients
• Nutrient instructions are printed on the packaging, as
well as in the Seed Pod Kit Instructions booklet. Read
and follow the instructions carefully!
• Use only the recommended amount of Liquid Nutrient.
• Add nutrient directly into Bowl when first planting
your Seed Pod Kit, and when the ‘Add Nutrient’
reminder activates (every 2 weeks).
• Do not overfeed! More isn’t better. Too much nutrient
may be harmful to your plants.
Removing Grow Domes
When plants sprout
through hole in Seed
Pod Labels, and are almost
touching Grow Domes,
remove domes and reuse
or recycle.
Seed Pod Label
Nutrient Feeding Tip: Always top off water level when
adding Liquid Nutrients. For best results, top off the
water level in your garden regularly.
Read and follow Seed Pod Kit
Instructions booklet carefully!
Reminder: Do not remove
Grow Domes until seeds
have sprouted.
NEVER REMOVE SEED POD LABELS
♻♳
Use height information on
Seed Pod Label to decide
where to place each
Seed Pod in Grow Deck
Seed
Pod
Plant
Spacer
NEXT: Planting Your Garden
Add 10 cups Water
(2.4 Liters)
A spouted container
is recommended
Add
Nutr
ien
ts
Rep
lac
e
Bul
bs
Add
Nutr
ien
ts
Repl
ace
Bul
bs
Place
Grow
Domes
Add nutrients
directly into Bowl
Lift up
Water Port
Lift up
Water Port
Grow Lights
will illuminate
Water will trickle from Grow
Deck into water bowl
Med
or
Tall
Med
or
Tall
Med
or
Tall
Med
or
Tall
Med
or
Short
Med
or
Short
Water Port
Back
Front
Grow Deck
(Top view)
Insert 1 Seed Pod
or Plant Spacer into
every opening in
Grow Deck
Congratulations!
You’re on
your way to a beautiful garden.
Gardening Tips for Maximum Harvests
Too High
Cut Here
Starter
Leaves
Diagram
A
Diagram
B
Control Panel Settings
LIMITED WARRANTY
Record the planting date on a calendar or in a notebook.
•
Select
Move the ‘SELECT’ Button to the type of plants that best matches
what you will be growing. The number of hours your Grow Lights
will be ON appears below the setting.
}
Veggies – 16 hrs: Vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, and flowers
will grow best on this light setting.
}
Herbs – 18 hrs: Herbs and salads will grow best on this light
setting.
}
24 hours – Many non-flowering plants grow well for the first
month with 24-hour lights.
•
Lights
The ‘Lights’ button will temporarily turn the Grow Lights on or off.
Once pressed, lights will stay on/off until the next time they are
set to go on/off. This will not affect the timing of your cycle and
occasional use will not harm your plants.
The ‘Lights’ button also allows you to change the time that your
Grow Lights automatically come on each day.
To reset the time that your Grow Lights come on, follow the
instructions on the right for ‘How to Personalize Your Light Timer’.
•
Reset
When planting a new Seed Pod Kit, press and hold ‘Reset’ for 10
seconds to reset timers for Nutrients and Grow Lights. Control
Panel lights will blink on and off to confirm that timers have been
reset.
‘Reset’ is also used to reset nutrient and water reminders, as
explained below.
•
Add Nutrient
Add Nutrients to the Grow Bowl when you first plant your Seed Pod
Kit, and when the ‘Add Nutrient’ reminder activates every 2 weeks.
Follow instructions on nutrient packaging for feeding amounts.
The ‘Add Nutrient’ and ‘Add Water’ lights blink concurrently as a
reminder to top up the water level. After adding nutrients, press
and release the ‘Reset’ button to restart the nutrient timer and turn
off the blinking light.
•
Add Water
The ‘Add Water’ reminder will activate if the water level drops more
than halfway below the fill line. For best growth, check the water
level regularly and keep water near the fill line. Don’t wait for the
Add Water reminder to activate.
When you plug in your AeroGarden for the first time the Grow Light will
come on, and will continue to come on at this same time every day.
If you are satisfied with the light timer you do not need to make any changes.
If you would like to change the time of day when the light comes on,
follow this simple step:
At the time of day you want the Grow Lights to come ON:
• Use the ‘Lights’ button to turn lights ON if they are not already on.
Grow Lights must be ON to reset the light timer.
• Press and Hold the ‘Lights’ button for for 3-5 seconds until control
panel lights blink, then release.
About The Pump
The Pump in your Harvest garden will automatically run 5 minutes of every hour. You do not need to set any controls to activate
the pump. To test the pump, Press and Hold ‘Select’ for 2 seconds. When the pump starts, you will hear the water trickling into the
Grow Bowl. You can also lift up the Grow Deck to see the water pumping upward. The Pump will run for one minute in the test
mode, then automatically shut off.
Your Grow Lights will now come on at this time each day, and will stay
on for the number of hours you have chosen on the control panel.
Your AeroGarden Harvest has a built-in timer for the Grow Light that automatically
provides your plants with “sunlight” (between 16 - 18 hours per day). As long as
your plants get this amount of light, it does not matter what time the lights are off.
Many people find it most convenient to have the lights go
on
in the morning and
off
at night, to match their own personal wake and sleep schedule.
An Important Note About Lights
How to Personalize Your Light Timer
(Optional)
Veggies
16 Hrs
Herbs
18 Hrs
24 Hrs
Add
Nutrient
Add Water
SELECT
When
Add Nutrient
light is on,
add nutrients,
then press
Reset
button
To set
ON
time, turn
lights on. Then hold
Lights
button 3 seconds
Harvest Elite
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.
To reduce the risk of electric shock, this furnishing has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). This
plug will fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it
still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician to install the proper outlet. Do not change the plug in any way.
DO NOT SUBMERGE HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY
Do not immerse cord in water or other liquid, and unplug cord from outlet when not in use.
User Maintenance:
Any servicing is to be performed by an authorized service representative.
Use original packaging for storage when the appliance is not used.
Disconnect power before servicing or replacing lights. Use only AeroGarden LED Light Hood replacement.
CAUTION!
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE
OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
POUR ÉVITER UN CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE, PRÉSENTER LA LAME LARGE À LA FENTE LARGE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND.
planting
}
Many Seed Pods are labeled for height. Gardens grow and look
their best when tall plants are in back and medium/short plants
in the center and front openings. If plants are all the same size,
like Salad Greens, they can be planted anywhere.
}
Do not remove Labels from Seed Pods. The labels identify the
plant type and plant height, show the germination time, and
inhibit algae growth.
}
Grow Domes help regulate moisture and temperature for
optimal germination. Leave them on until plants are nearly
touching the domes.
}
Seed Pod Kits for large plants like Tomatoes and Peppers often
receive fewer than 6 pods to make room for the large plant
size. Leave space between seed pods to allow room for each to
spread out. Put Plant Spacers in the remaining openings.
germination
}
Some seeds germinate in less than 24 hours. Some take 24 days
or more. Most labels give an estimate of how long your seeds
will take to germinate but many factors impact germination.
}
As a rule of thumb, if you are comfortable, so are your plants.
However, plants are impacted by temperature. Cold weather
plants like Salad Greens germinate better in cooler weather.
Heat lovers like Tomatoes and Peppers will germinate faster in
warmer temperatures (above 70 degrees F). But don’t sweat it!
While they may take a bit more time, your seeds will germinate.
}
If you are growing your own seeds, plant 5-6 seeds per pod and
check the seed packet for information regarding temperature
and days to germination.
}
You can set the light cycle to 24 hours for the first month to give
seedlings the best possible start.
pruning
}
Lower your plants, don’t raise your lights! You will achieve more
compact, beautiful growth and bigger harvests if you prune
plants to keep the lights closer to all plants.
}
Fast growing plants (like Basil)
make gardeners want to raise
the lights hood too soon. Resist!
Pruning the plant just above a
new leaf set (Diagram A) and
leaving the lights down low will
ensure that slow-growing and low-
growing plants in your garden get
all the light they need to flourish.
}
Not pruning is the number
one mistake made by new
AeroGardeners! Prune early and
often and enjoy the small harvests!
}
Prune often to maintain a healthy
garden, but never take more than
1/3 of each individual plant at a
time.
}
Plants compete for light. Left
untended, more aggressive
growers can actually block enough
light to suppress growth of their
slower growing neighbors, and eventually they can die off due
to lack of light. Spreading leaves must be trimmed (Diagram B)
to make sure that slow growers get enough light to thrive and
produce big yields.
}
Finally, pruning = harvesting. Each time you prune you get to
enjoy fresh herbs in a salad, soup on pizza or a sandwich. And,
a full, bushy garden looks much better than one giant, spindly
plant surrounded by straggly, light starved neighbors. Pruning
also releases a wonderful scent. So prune!
water
}
Plants grown in the AeroGarden are designed to thrive with
most municipal tap water. If your water is especially hard,
improved results can be seen with distilled water or reverse
osmosis water, but this is not needed in most cases.
}
Do not use well water or softened water. Most well water
contains a high amount of dissolved solids that upset the
balance of our nutrients, and softened water adds sodium. This
can result in plants suddenly browning, or just not growing well.
}
While the AeroGarden water level indicator will remind you
when water gets low, best results are achieved by topping off
water regularly - before the Add Water indicator activates.
lights
}
Plants love light! Always keep your Grow Lights as close to your
plants as possible. Plants should be 1-2 inches below Lights.
}
Always check to see if you can prune plants instead of raising
Grow Lights. After pruning, lower your lights back down to
within 1-2 inches of plants if possible.
}
You do not need to replace your LED lights unless individual
diodes start to fail. Diodes have a 2-5 year life span.
nutrients
}
Typically, your plants will need nutrients every 2 weeks.
}
Follow instructions for feeding amounts printed on the nutrient
packaging.
}
Add nutrients directly into the Bowl.
}
Nutrient requirements may change as plants grow. See nutrient
packaging for details.
}
More isn’t better. Resist the temptation to add “just a little extra.”
Too much nutrient can hurt your plants.
}
For best results, try a “Rinse and Refill” once a month when it’s
time to add nutrients. Simply empty all water from the bowl,
add fresh water and nutrients and reset the nutrient timer. This
balances the nutrients, delivering an instant ‘pick up’ to plants.
pollinating
Because most people don’t have bees in their home, you will
need to start pollinating your fruiting plants (tomatoes, peppers,
etc) once they begin to flower (approximately 4 – 6 weeks after
planting). To pollinate, use one or more of the following methods:
}
Place an open hand inside plant branches and gently move your
hand back and forth to shake the plant and spread the pollen.
}
Place a fan near your plants and the moving air will pollinate
your plants.
}
Touch the main stem of the plants with an electric toothbrush
and allow the vibration to spread the pollen.
harvesting
}
Many first-time growers are hesitant to harvest. Don’t be! Most
gardens will produce more, for a longer period, with frequent
harvests. You almost can’t begin to harvest (prune) early
enough.
}
AeroGardens work best with a harvesting method called “cut
and come again.” Simply put, you enjoy frequent small harvests
and then watch as the plants rapidly regrow - ready for harvest
again and again.
}
Enjoy frequent, smaller harvests for the first month or two until
plants mature and larger harvests are available.
}
Harvest often to maintain a healthy garden, but never take more
than 1/3 of each individual plant at a time.
}
For Salad Greens, cut the top 2 inches off the entire garden, or
harvest large leaves individually by cutting off at the base of the
plant.
