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Appendices
Prepare for Your Next Garden
(Continued)
Use only water and mild
soap when cleaning your
AeroGarden (except when
Sanitizing - Step 8). Do not
use abrasive cleaners or run
through the dishwasher.
!
Clean the
Bowl
and
Grow
Surface
.
•
Use a soft cloth or sponge to
thoroughly wipe the
Bowl
and
Grow Surface
. A mild
soap may be used if desired,
but rinse thoroughly.
Sanitize your AeroGarden.
•
Fill
Bowl
3/4 full with water.
•
Add 1 cup of chlorine bleach
or disinfectant cleaner.
•
Replace
Grow Surface
on
Bowl
, place
Bowl
on
Base
and
plug in AeroGarden for 1-2
minutes. (
Select 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
for 1-2 minutes.
(Select Salad
Greens again.)
•
Unplug AeroGarden and
empty water from
Bowl
.
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8
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Towel dry the
Bowl
and
Grow Surface
before putting
them back together and set-
ting them back onto the
Base
.
Your AeroGarden is now
ready for replanting.
If you have an AeroGarden
with a backup battery and
you plan on storing your
garden before replanting,
remove the backup battery
from the underside of the
Base
. If you need to replace
the backup battery, use any
CR2032 3-volt lithium battery.
(
Newer AeroGardens no
longer rely on batteries to
power the backup system.
)
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