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PLANTING
STARTING
Simple Steps
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Up and Growing
Quick Start Guide
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Nutrients Grow Bulb
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (SAvE ThESE INSTRUCTIONS) When using this AeroGarden Mini electrical furnishing, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: LIMITED WARRANTY Read all directions before using this AeroGarden Mini furnishing. 1. To reduce the risk of electric shock, the AeroGarden Mini has a specific plug. What Is Covered – This warranty covers any defects in materials or workmanship, with the exceptions Do not change the plug in any way. stated below.
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1 Quick Start Assembly (no tools re quired) Unpack Your A B Insert Lamp Arm AeroGarden Mini into Base Push Lamp Arm Grow Bulb (1) down until Lamp Hood you hear (front view) a “click.” View Lamp Arm Door (back view) Bowl (front view) (back view) Lamp Arm Base (back view) Add Replace Nutrients Grow Bulb D Plug Lamp Cord Seed Kit Base (front view) into Lamp Hood C Insert Grow Bulb Push Lamp Cord firmly into socket into Lamp Hood in Lamp h ood. Push straight in. Lamp Cord Lamp Hood (
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Quick Start Assembly (Continued) 1 E Insert Lamp Hood F Set Bowl into Base into Lamp Arm Add Replace Nutrients Grow Bulb Center hands over Lamp Arm and push (front view) Lamp h ood down until you hear a “click.” Check to be sure that Bowl (back view) is securely in place. H G Insert Air Hose Moving Your AeroGarden Mini Use one hand to grasp the Lamp Arm. Add Replace Nutrients Grow Bulb Gently slide your AeroGarden Mini toward Insert Air h ose from the surface edge and place other han
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I Place Your Garden o 68 Note: Do not place beneath under-cabinet lights. Away from: Reach of children and pets Direct sources of heat (e.g., stove, furnace vents) Direct sources of cold air (e.g., window drafts, A/C vents) For Optimal Tending & Harvesting, Also Consider: Easy access to un-softened water Ease of harvesting Bright lights (on about 17 hrs/day) *Recommend using GFCI outlet where required by National Electrical Code (NEC). 4
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Planting Your Garden 2 A Add Water Using a Spouted Container FILL TO Fill to “Fill To h ere” HERE (located below the View Door) Lift view Door Amount of Add Replace Water Level Indicator will turn red Nutrients Grow Bulb Water Add Replace Nutrients Grow Bulb when water needs to be added. To Be Added: 1.5 quarts or ... Use room temperature municipal tap, bottled or 6 cups or ... purified water. Do not use well or softened water. 1.4 liters B Plant Your Garden Insert Seed Pods into Grow Sur
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C Place Bio-Domes on Seed Pods Note: Do not remove Bio-Domes until seeds have sprouted. NEvER REMOvE SEED Bio-Dome • Place a Bio-Dome on each Seed Pod. POD LABELS. • Press Bio-Dome down until its rim almost touches Grow Surface. Add Replace Nutrients Grow Bulb D Add Starting Nutrient Tablet and Record Planting Date Record Planting Date Record the date you planted your AeroGarden Mini on the front cover of the Tending & Harvesting Guide. Add 1 tablet from the “Starting Nutrients”
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Starting Your Garden 3 A Plug Cord in Wall Socket What will happen... 1 Grow Bulb will come on. Look under Lamp Hood to check bulb is lit. If not, check to see if: • Grow Bulb (light) is properly inserted into Lamp Hood. (See step 1C) • Lamp Cord is plugged into Lamp View Door Hood. (See step 1D) • You are getting power through the electrical outlet. Plug In 2 Pump will turn on. Lift the View Door. You should see Add Replace Nutrients Grow Bulb bubbles in the water as the pump cycles
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4 enjoy it! Personalize Your Light Timer (optional) Your Built-In Light Timer have the light go on in the morning and off at night Your AeroGarden Mini has a built-in timer to match their own wake and sleep schedule. that automatically provides your plants with the optimal amount of “sunlight” (17 hours) and “night” (7 hours). *The exceptions to this are flowering and fruiting plants. They require a daily dark period in order to produce flowers. As long as your plants get this amount of
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5 Basic Reminders About Your AeroGarden The AeroGarden Mini Control Panel See Tending & Harvesting Guide for “Kit-Specific” information LIGHTS ON/OFF Use to occasionally override the built-in light timer. Once pushed, lights will stay off/on until the next time built-in light timer is set to go on/off. This will not affect the timing of your light cycle and occasional use of this feature will not harm your plants. Add Replace Nutrients Grow Bulb ADD NUTRIENTS REPLACE GROW BULB When the “Add
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Raise Lamp Hood/Lamp Arm As plants grow, raise the Lamp Hood/Arm one notch at a time, keeping the plants about 1” from the lights. Be sure the Arm is set to the lowest position when you start your AeroGarden Mini. 1 Unplug the AeroGarden Mini. 2 Disconnect Air Hose from back of Bowl. 3 Remove Bowl from Base. 4 Raise Lamp Arm/Lamp Hood: • Hold Lamp Arm. • With other hand, support the Lamp Hood and use thumb to push in Locking Button. • Release Locking Button while pulling up on Lamp Arm. •
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Need AdditioNAl Help? Mini Call: 1-800-476-9669 © 2007 AeroGrow international, inc. email: customerservice@aerogrow.com Visit our Website: www.aerogrow.com/help 300291 AA 9/4/07 Patents Pending
