AeroGarden Cherry Tomato, Manual

Page 1: ...Tending Harvesting Guide Planting Date Cherry Tomato TM...

Page 2: ...sharing your healthy harvest with your family and friends Best Regards Michael Bissonnette Founder and CEO AeroGrow International Inc Your AeroGarden AeroGarden Features 3 Seed Kit Components 4 Smart...

Page 3: ...Set Your Light Timer 29 Troubleshooting 31 Prepare for Your Next Garden 35 If You Have The AeroGarden PRO100 38 E N T S Whoever plants a garden plants happiness CHINESE PROVERB Call 1 800 476 9669 Em...

Page 4: ...eroGarden Features Your AeroGarden Your AeroGarden Lamp Hood Lamp Cord Lamp Arm Power Cord Base Smart Garden Control Panel Bowl View Door Grow Surface Plant Spacer Bio Dome Seed Pod Grow Surface Openi...

Page 5: ...nts to restart the nutrient timer and turn off the blinking lights Water Level Low Light blinks when it is time to add water Add Nutrient Light blinks when it is time to add nutrient tablets every 2 w...

Page 6: ...nths you will experience the transformation of your seeds into sweet ripe juicy tomatoes Please take a moment to review this section shortly after planting your Garden see page 25 for Reminders About...

Page 7: ...room to grow TM Plant Spacer Giving your plants room to grow Red Heirloom Plant Spacer Plant Spacer Red Heirloom Plant Spacer Plant Spacer Golden Harvest Nutrient Box Dome Area Check that your Bio Dom...

Page 8: ...educe plant stress we recommend removing the Domes shortly after the lights turn off or near the end of the light cycle Leave the Plant Spacers in the Grow Surface These provide room for your tomato p...

Page 9: ...est plants at the base of the stem leaving ONE healthy tomato plant in each Seed Pod Thinning seedlings ensures that the remaining plant in each Seed Pod will have room to grow get enough nutrients an...

Page 10: ...s When your tomato plants mature they may need water as often as twice a week Be sure to check the Water Level Low light regularly Use room temperature water Very hot or very cold water will hurt your...

Page 11: ...Nutrients Feedings After Growing Nutrients Are Gone Add 2 nutrient tablets from the bag labeled Fruiting Nutrients and reseal the bag Every Time You Add Nutrient Tablets Be Sure To Add water to raise...

Page 12: ...of the Arm where the Lamp Hood attaches to the Arm Pull up firmly on Lamp Hood until the Locking Button becomes visible in the next hole Move Locking Button up only one hole at a time The lights need...

Page 13: ...hes will be able to bear the weight of many tomatoes without breaking or tipping over The photo at left shows how your plant should look after it has had its first pruning Cut the main stem just above...

Page 14: ...right shows a bird s eye view of plants that need pruning The circled branches hang too far over the edge of the Grow Surface and do not receive enough light from the Lamp Hood to be productive Use s...

Page 15: ...just before this junction Don t be discouraged if you end up cutting a branch with some flowers or even a few small unripe tomatoes Pruning strengthens your plants and allows your Garden to put energy...

Page 16: ...eks after planting Place an open hand gently inside the tomato plant branches Move your hand rapidly back and forth about 10 times to shake the plants This movement will spread the pollen though you w...

Page 17: ...age you may see some brown or yellow leaves This is perfectly normal Remove these leaves with scissors or pinch off with your ngers Keep the Grow Surface clear of dead leaves Remove dead brown stems a...

Page 18: ...lant is not getting enough water Check water level Burned Tomato plant is too close to the Grow Bulbs Raise the Lamp Hood Curled Inside Dome Dome was left on too long Immediately remove Dome Blossoms...

Page 19: ...or wire Also avoid materials that stretch such as stretch ties sold in gardening shops as these are not strong enough to support heavily laden tomato branches Suggested Materials to Use for Supportin...

Page 20: ...the main stem at a point where it a is strong enough not to bend or break when the tie is secured and b stands upright when the tie is pulled towards the Lamp Arm Helpful Hint The best way to figure o...

Page 21: ...pull the opposite end of the tie to bring the main stem to an upright position Secure the two ends of the tie to each other in this case we used velcro If you notice other heavy branches that need add...

Page 22: ...ers A ripe tomato feels firm but has a little bit of give when pressed Ripe yellow tomatoes will still be a little green Continue to hand pollinate tomato flowers Harvest tomatoes just before eating f...

Page 23: ...22 Harvesting Your Garden Red Cherry Tomatoes Under Ripe Ripening Ripe Call 1 800 476 9669 Email customerservice aerogrow com Visit Our Website www aerogrow com help Need Additional Help...

Page 24: ...c vinegar instead of olive oil Harvest tomatoes in clusters to retain freshness if they are not going to be used immediately If you leave the tomatoes on their stems they will continue to draw moistur...

Page 25: ...0 cherry tomatoes quartered 1 clove garlic chopped 1 4 tsp sugar 1 3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 3 cup mixed chopped fresh herbs Salt and pepper 1 4 lb small pasta penne macaroni campanella etc Stir...

Page 26: ...mp Hood Is the Bowl securely placed in the Base Is there water in your Bowl up to Fill To Here Is your Lamp Hood at the lowest level Planting Your Garden Does the Seed Pod arrangement in the Grow Surf...

Page 27: ...5 6 9 12 13 10 7 8 Tending Harvesting Guide Planting Date Cherry Tomato TM 11 26 Appendices Need Additional Help Call 1 800 476 9669 Email customerservice aerogrow com Visit Our Website www aerogrow c...

Page 28: ...organic according to current AAPFCO American Association of Plant Food Control Officials standards Can I use leftover nutrient tablets from a different Seed Kit with my Cherry Tomato Garden No The nu...

Page 29: ...grammed time Occasional use of this feature will not harm or slow the growth of your plants Do I need to turn the AeroGarden lights on and off manually No Your AeroGarden includes a built in timer tha...

Page 30: ...order to make this as simple as possible you only need to set the time you want the lights of your AeroGarden to go off Off Time and your built in light timer automatically sets the On Time nothing mo...

Page 31: ...timer as often as you want Note In case of power failure your AeroGarden has a backup system that stores your light and nutrient timers and plant selection settings When the power is restored your Aer...

Page 32: ...my tomato plants but not even one green tomato seven weeks after planting my Garden The flowers on your tomato plants are not pollinated Make sure Troubleshooting What do I do when one of my Grow Bulb...

Page 33: ...ug com or the entomology bug department at Texas A M University at http vegipm tamu edu imageindex html This is the easiest way we ve found to get rid of bugs Remove the Bowl from the Base Carefully l...

Page 34: ...rowth of tomato plants by regulating the flow of water to the roots of your plants On the Tomatoes Peppers setting the AeroGarden moves water through the Seed Pods whenever the lights are on and for a...

Page 35: ...ching the Grow Bulbs Follow the pruning instructions in the Prune Tomato Plants section of this guide Follow the pollinating instruc tions in the Pollinate Tomato Flowers section of this guide Don t u...

Page 36: ...d Lamp Hood aside NEVER SUBMERSE BASE AND CONTROL PANEL IN WATER Remove the Grow Surface from the Bowl and place on a counter near the sink Empty contents of Bowl into sink 1 2 After the final harvest...

Page 37: ...Pump Stand Remove the Pump Filter from the Pump Stand Gently scrub the roots from the Pump Filter Place the Pump Filter back into the Pump Stand After cleaning there may still be a few roots in your P...

Page 38: ...lect Salad Greens on Control Panel to make sure the water is flowing Unplug AeroGarden and empty sanitizing water from Bowl Refill Bowl with tap water and replace on Base Plug in and run AeroGarden fo...

Page 39: ...nts receive at every stage of your plant s life Super Grow 24 Hour Light Cycle this setting is not recommended for cherry tomatoes AeroGarden PRO100 Smart Garden Control Panel Features Lights Temporar...

Page 40: ...Grow Bulbs will blink after approximately 6 months of use NOTE If you store your AeroGarden PRO100 between uses the Replace Grow Bulbs timer stops when the unit is unplugged The timer restarts when t...

Page 41: ...the Grow Bulbs before the Replace Grow Bulbs light illuminates be sure to restart the Replace Grow Bulbs timer as follows Press and hold the Lights button until the white light next to the plant type...

Page 42: ...hts on for 18 hours and off for 6 hours during Germi nation and Initial Growth phases When the plants are mature less light is needed and the light cycle changes to 16 hours on and 8 hours off Your li...

Page 43: ...As a result the number of hours the pump moves water over the Seed Pods changes as your garden matures During Germination the AeroGarden PRO100 moves water through the Seed Pods 12 hours a day There a...

Page 44: ...timer and set the Adaptive Intelligence program to Germination the first phase of plant growth Before planting a new garden Press and hold the Reset button until the red Add Nutrient light blinks 3 o...

Page 45: ...44 Appendices My Garden Notes Call 1 800 476 9669 Email customerservice aerogrow com Visit Our Website www aerogrow com help Need Additional Help...

Page 46: ...45 Appendices My Garden Notes Call 1 800 476 9669 Email customerservice aerogrow com Visit Our Website www aerogrow com help Need Additional Help...

Page 47: ...r on the AeroGarden or applied to the plants grown using this Seed Kit What AeroGrow Will Do AeroGrow International Inc at its option will repair any defects in materials or workmanship or will replac...

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