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For instructions, see “Add Nutrients” (Feed Garden - Basic Feeding) in the Control Panel Features section of your Quick Start Guide. Signs of Stress Overnourished If tips of leaves are brown, your plant is probably getting too many nutrients At next feeding, you may decrease tablet size or just use 1/2 a tablet (3-Pod AeroGardens), or 1 tablet (6- and 7-Pod AeroGardens) Look for signs of improvement on new plant growth NOTE: If browning is severe, you may need to empty all water from Bowl, put in fresh water, and add nutrient tablet(s). If you do this, remember to reset Nutrient TimerSee “Replanting Your AeroGarden” in Quick Start Guide for reset instructions. Undernourished Undernourished plants become yellow If increased yellowing is noticed over time, you may want to add an extra 1/2 tablet, whole tablet or increase tablet size at next feeding Signs of improvement will mainly be apparent on new growth Plants will need time to absorb additional nutrients, so please be patient 16 Feeding Your Garden tendIng Your garden tendIng Your garden A little bit of care for your Garden will ensure rapid growth and healthy plants. This section provides some general guidelines to follow as your Garden grows Remove Domes • Shortly after planting Seeds in your garden (4 days to 2 weeks), tiny plants will appear through the hole in each Grow Pod Label . When this occurs, remove Domes from each Grow Pod and save for your next Garden . Do not remove Label . • Only remove Domes from Grow Pods with emerging plants . • When a Cutting’s roots begin to extend from the Grow Sponge, remove plastic bag or container that is covering plant •To reduce plant stress, we recommend removing Domes or Cutting Cover shortly after light(s) turn off or near the end of the light cycle Don’t let this happen! If a plant is curled inside Dome, it was left on too long Immediately remove Dome. Never remove Labels They promote germination, inhibit algae growth and identify your plants 17 Tending Your Garden Add Water and Raise Lamp Hood (Light[s]) As your Garden grows, it’s important to keep water in the Bowl of your AeroGarden, and 1-2” (2.5-5cm) of space between the top of plants and the light(s). For instructions, see “Add Water Using a Spouted Container” and “Raise Lamp Hood (Light[s])” sections in your model’s Quick Start Guide. Quick Start Guides available at: Thin Plants Herbs, lettuces, and plants that grow in bunches (such as chives) do not require thinning. However, with broad-stemmed varieties, such as fruiting plants, it is best to thin plants as described below • When plants are about 1” (2 5cm) tall, check each Grow Pod for multiple plants Using scissors, snip the smallest plants at the stem base, leaving ONE healthy plant in each Grow Pod •Thinning seedlings ensures the remaining plant in each Grow Pod has room to grow, gets enough nutrients and water, and produces many, many fruits Be sure to cut, not pull, the extra seedlings to avoid damaging ! roots of the remaining plant in each Grow Pod. 18 Tending Your Garden Pollinate Plants The table below shows some common plant types and recommended methods for hand pollination. For plants not listed below, you may need to do some additional pollination research – the internet and seed suppliers are good sources of information Pollination Methods for Common Garden Plants Pollination Method Plant Examples How to Hand Pollinate (After Flowers Appear) Self-pollinating Legumes (such aspeas and beans) andEnglish cucumbers No hand pollination necessary Shaking Dwarf tomatoes and peppers Shake plant gently everyother day when the lights are on. Eggplant Shake plant vigorouslyevery other day when thelight(s) are on. An electric toothbrush works well. Move male pollen tofemale flower Pumpkin, squash, watermelon and common cucumbers Use paintbrush to movepollen from male flower to female flower. Pollinate when the lights are off. HELPFUL HINT: If you find your Garden is producing many flowers but no fruit, chances are you need to pollinate or change your pollinating method. Dead blossoms on the Grow Surface are a good indicator that your chosen pollination method is not working. Dwarf tomato plant being pollinated by gently shaking. 19 Tending Your Garden rune Plants P Your Garden may need pruning to keep plants at about the same height and to control growth. Use garden shears or scissors to prune Here are some general guidelines on pruning various plant types Fruiting Plants with Upright Main Stem (First prune) (such as dwarf tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant) Early pruning of this plant helps strengthen the main stem and encourages plant to branch out A strong plant with many branches will be able to bear the weight of much fruit without tipping over • From base of plant, follow main • Cut main stem just above 5th branch stem up past first 5 branches Fruiting Plants with Upright Main Stem (Ongoing) Fruiting plants grown in an AeroGarden require ongoing pruning to control plan...
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