Quick Start

Guide

Simple Steps

To Get Your

Up and Growing

Model #s: 100610-BLK; 100610-WHT; 100610-SLR

Input Voltage: 120V, 60Hz, 1.5A

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THIS GUIDE!

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(SAVe THeSe InSTrucTIonS)

When using this AeroGarden the following:

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electrical furnishing, basic precautions should always be followed, including

read all instructions before using this AeroGarden furnishing.

1. To reduce the risk of electric shock, the AeroGarden has a specific plug. Do not change the plug in any way.

DANGER

– to reduce risk of electric shock:

2. Always unplug AeroGarden from electrical outlet before cleaning or changing Grow Bulbs (light bulbs).

WARNING

– to reduce risk of burns, fire, electric shock, or injury to persons:

3. Unplug AeroGarden from outlet before putting on or taking off parts.

4. Close supervision is necessary when AeroGarden is used by or near children, invalids, or disabled persons.

5. Use AeroGarden only for its intended use as described in instructions. Do not use attachments not recommended by manufacturer.

6. Never operate AeroGarden if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it has been dropped and damaged, or if it has been dropped in water. If any of these conditions occur/exist, contact www.aerogardensupport.com or your country’s local distributor for instructions.

7. Keep cord away from heated surfaces.

8. Never operate furnishing with air openings blocked. Keep air openings free of lint, hair, and the like.

9. Never drop or insert any object into any electrical openings.

10. Do not use outdoors.

11. Do not operate where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is being administered.

12. Do not touch moving parts or hot parts such as pumps, bulbs, reflective surfaces, and the like.

13. To disconnect, remove plug from outlet.

14. Do not place or submerse base, cord, plug, or lamp hood in water or other liquid to clean it.

15. Do not allow water to contact hot light bulbs.

16. Use only approved and supplied parts and accessories. Use only lamp model 100340 (N. America) or 200340 (Europe & Australia) Grow Bulbs with this AeroGarden model. Use of any other kind of accessory is not recommended. Replacement parts can be ordered from www.aerogardensupport.com or from your retailer.

17. Do not use AeroGarden for other than intended purpose.

18. This product is intended for household and residential use only. This product is not approved for commercial applications.

19. Read and follow all important notices on the AeroGarden and in the accompanying literature.

20. If supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by manufacturer, its service agent, or similarly qualified technician in order to avoid a hazard.

21. Electrical wiring must be in accordance with local regulations.

22. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

23. Children should be supervised to ensure they do not play with the appliance.

SAvE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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1

Quick Start Assembly

(No tools re quired)

A

Unpack Your AeroGarden

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B

Insert Lamp Arm into Base

Lamp Hood

(front view)

Push

Lamp Arm down until you hear a “click.”

Lamp Arm

(back view)

Bowl

(front view)

Lamp Arm

(back view)

Base

(back view)

Base

(front view)

Deluxe B Grow Bulbs (2)

C

Insert Grow Bulbs into Lamp Hood

Seed Kit

D

Plug Lamp Cord into Lamp Hood

Push Lamp Cord firmly into socket in Lamp Hood.

Lamp

Cord

Lamp Hood

(bottom view)

Push straight in.

DO NOT TWIST BULBS!

remember to replace Grow Bulbs every 6 months.

Instructions continued on next Page

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1

Quick Start Assembly

(continued

)

E

Place Lamp Hood on Lamp Arm

F

Set Bowl into Base

Center hands over Lamp Arm and push Lamp

Hood down until you hear a

“click.”

(back view)

G

Moving Your AeroGarden

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Air Coupling

(front view)

Check to be sure that Bowl is securely seated on Air coupling in Base.

Use one hand to grasp

Lamp Arm

.

need AddITIonAl HelP?

For supplies and information, visit…

www.aerogardensupport.com

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Gently slide AeroGarden toward the surface edge and place other hand under

Base

.

H

Place Your Garden

In: A 60-75°F

(16-24°C) environment

(optimal)

On: A sturdy, water-

tolerant surface

(Metal surfaces may cause noise due to vibration)

Under: A space that

allows 22” (56cm) clearance for the full height of raised lamp

Near: A standard

electrical outlet, per local regulations

68°F/20°C

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

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2

Planting Your Garden

A

Add Water Using a Spouted Container

Use room temperature municipal tap, bottled or purified water. Do not use well or softened water.

Lift

View door

Fill to “Fill To Here”

(located inside Bowl)

When additional water is needed, “Water Low” light on Control Panel will blink.

Add water to raise level up to “Fill To Here” inside Bowl.

It is okay to add water up to “Fill To Here” before “Water Low” light blinks.

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B

Plan Your Garden Layout

For best results plant Seed Pods labeled…

”Tall” – in Back openings (see diagram below)

”Medium” – in Side openings

”Short” – in Front openings

Back

Genovese Basil

(Sprouts in 3-7 days)

Tall

Use height information on Seed Pod

Label to decide where to place each

Seed Pod in Grow Surface.

Side

note: location of Seed Pod in Grow Surface does

not matter if all plants are the same height.

Front

Amount of

Water To Be

Added:

3.5 quarts or...

3.2 liters

Side

C

Plant Your Garden

If you are planting…

Herbs or Flowers* - arrange Seed Pods by plant height (see “Plan Your Garden Layout” on page 5).

Tomatoes or Peppers (6-pod Vegetable Series Kits) - place one Seed Pod in each Front/Side opening and one Seed Pod in the center Back opening. Place Plant Spacers in remaining openings.

Green Beans, Salad Greens or Live Plants - place Seed/Plant Pods anywhere in Grow Surface.

Master Gardener Kit* - arrange Pods in Grow Surface according to plant height.

*Re-arranging may be required as plants grow.

Create a Custom Garden – combine two 3-pod Seed Kits.

Important guidelines to consider when combining Seed Kits…

•

Only combine kits from the same Series, e.g., flower with flower, herb with herb, etc.

•

Consider plant height when combining Seed Pods from two 3-pod Seed Kits. Refer to “Plan Your

Garden Layout” on page 5 when deciding where to place Seed Pods in your 6-pod AeroGarden.

•

When planting – use BOTH Starting Nutrients (two tablets) from each 3-pod Seed Kit.

•

All Other Feedings – use TWO Growing Nutrients (two tablets) from each Seed Kit until they are gone.

Plant your AeroGarden. Check to see that…

• A Seed/Plant Pod or Plant Spacer is in each

Grow Surface opening.

• Seed Pod Labels are facing forward.

• Seed Pods are pressed firmly in place.

Seed Pod

Grow Surface

Bio-Domes™

Nutrients

Seed Kit Tray

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2

Planting Your Garden

(continued

)

D

Place Bio-Domes

™

on Seed Pods

Place a Bio-Dome on each Seed Pod.

Press Bio-Dome down until its rim almost touches Grow Surface.

Bio-Dome

note: do not remove Bio-Domes until

seeds have sprouted. neVer

reMoVe SEED POD LABELS.

E

Add Starting Nutrient Tablets and Record Planting Date

Record Planting Date

Record the date your Seed/Plant Kit was planted on front cover of the Tending & Harvesting Guide.

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Add 2 “Starting Nutrients”* directly into Bowl.

See "Add Nutrients" (Feed Garden - Basic Feeding) on page 11

of this guide for additional feeding instructions.

*When combining two 3-pod Seed Kits, be sure to use 2 nutrient

tablets when feeding your Garden (see “create a custom Garden” on page 6).

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Starting Your Garden

A

Plug Cord into Electrical Outlet

Plug in view Door

What will happen...

1

A green light on Control Panel will illuminate.

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3

Grow Bulbs will come on.

Look under Lamp Hood to check that both bulbs are lit.

If not

, check to see if:

• Grow Bulbs are properly inserted in Lamp Hood

(page 2, step 1C).

• Lamp Cord is plugged into Lamp Hood (page 2, step 1D).

• You are getting power through the electrical outlet.

Air bubbles should be visible inside Bowl.

If not

, check to see if:

• Bowl is securely seated on Air Coupling in Base (see page 3, step 1F).

• Bowl has water up to “Fill To Here.”

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3

Starting Your Garden

(continued

)

B

Select Setting

Press the SELECT button until you reach the type of plant you are growing

(Vegetables, Salad Greens, etc.).

Add Nutrients

Replace

Bulbs

Salad

Greens

Vegetables

Herbs

Flowers

Live Plants

Water Low

note: depending on the plant type selected, your

AeroGarden 6 lights will automatically turn on and off at pre-programmed intervals.

C

Your Light Timer

1

Your Light Timer is Set To Start

Growing Your Plants...Starting now!

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2

If You Would Like to Change the Time of Day Your Lights Will Go Off...

See “Personalize Your Light Timer” on page 10.

• Your lights will stay on for about 16 hours and will shut off for about 8 hours.

• Your lights will come on every day at the time you plugged in your AeroGarden 6.

Personalize Your Light Timer

(optional)

Your AeroGarden 6 has lights and a built-in timer that automatically provide plants with the optimal amount of “sunlight”

(about 16 hours) and “night” (about 8 hours), depending on plant type you selected.

As long as plants get this amount of light, it does not matter when lights are turned off.* Many people find it convenient to have lights go on in the morning and off at night to match their own wake and sleep schedule.

*The exceptions to this are Flower & Vegetable plants. They require a daily dark period in order to produce flowers. If your plants will receive any room light during the day (natural or artificial), we recommend setting your AeroGarden lights to be on during the day.

5 Simple Steps...

In order to make this as simple as possible, you only need to set the time you want your AeroGarden lights to go off (Off Time) and your built-in light timer automatically sets the On Time...nothing more for you to do.

do the following to set the time you want your lights to go off:

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2

3

4

5

Decide what time you want the lights to go OFF.

AT THAT TIME check that lights are on. If they are off, quickly press “Lights” button and immediately release. (Lights must be on in order to reset timer.)

With lights on, press and hold “Lights” button until light next to the plant type you selected starts blinking – about 5 seconds.

Release the button.

When blinking stops (about 9 seconds), the lights will go off and your lights are now set to go off at this time every day.

You can reset your timer as often as you want.

Add Nutrients

Replace

Bulbs

Salad

Greens

Vegetables

Herbs

Flowers

Live Plants

Blinking Light

(if you selected Salad Greens)

Water Low

Lights Button

In case of power failure, your AeroGarden 6 has a backup system that stores light, nutrient & replace bulbs timers as well as plant selection settings. When power is restored, your AeroGarden will go back to the off-on cycle you have set.

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Basic Reminders About Your AeroGarden

AeroGarden

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control Panel

• Select

The number of hours lights are on and off depends on which plant type is selected.

• Lights On/Off

Use to occasionally override 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 Nutrients

Replace

Bulbs

• Add Nutrients

(Feed Garden - Basic Feeding)

When “Add Nutrients” and “Water

Low” lights start blinking (every 2 weeks), add 2 nutrient tablets* and fill the Bowl with water up to “Fill

to Here.” Press and release “Reset” button to restart nutrient timer and turn off blinking lights.

*See Tending & Harvesting Guide for

plant-specific nutrient information.

Salad

Greens

Vegetables

Herbs

Flowers

Live Plants

Water Low

• Replace Bulbs

†

When light blinks (after 6 months of use), it is time to replace Grow

Bulbs. Bulbs can be ordered at

www.aerogardensupport.com or from your retailer. After replacing

Grow Bulbs, press “Reset” button to restart grow bulb timer and turn off flashing light.

noTe: If you store your AeroGarden 6 between uses, grow bulb timer automatically stops when Garden is unplugged.

†See complete replacement instructions

on next page.

• Water Low

When light blinks add water up to “Fill To Here.”

• Remove Bio-domes

When plants appear through hole in

Seed Pod Label, remove Bio-Dome and discard or recycle.

noTe: never remove Seed Pod Labels.

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Basic Reminders About Your AeroGarden

(continued)

Raise lamp Hood (lights)

As plants grow to 1-2” from lights, raise Lamp Arm one Locking Button at a time. Be sure Lamp Arm is set on the lowest Locking Button when starting your AeroGarden 6.

1

Unplug AeroGarden 6 and remove Bowl from Base.

2

Raise Lamp Arm/Lamp Hood by holding Lamp Arm & Hood with one hand, and pushing in

Locking Button with the other.

3

Replace Bowl on Base and plug in AeroGarden 6.

Push locking

Button in

Replace Grow Bulbs –

order bulbs at www.aerogardensupport.com

Add Nutrients

Replace

Bulbs

When “Replace Bulbs” light on control Panel begins blinking after 6

• Unplug AeroGarden 6.

• Remove old Grow Bulbs and carefully discard.*

IMPorTAnT: To avoid burning, be sure Grow Bulbs are cool before handling.

Live Plants

• Plug in AeroGarden 6 and press and release “Reset” button to restart grow bulb timer.

Early Grow Bulb Replacement

If you replace Grow Bulbs before “Replace Bulbs” light illuminates, be sure to restart grow bulb timer as follows:

• Press and hold “Lights” button until light next to your selected plant type starts blinking – about 5 seconds.

• Release “Lights” button. The plant type selected light will continue to blink for about 9 seconds. While plant light is still blinking…

• Quickly press and release “Reset” button. “Replace Bulbs” light will blink once and the plant selected light will stop blinking.

*Check with local recycling authorities for light bulb recycling availability in your area.

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Prepare For Your Next Garden

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cleaning Instructions for your AeroGarden

Use only water and mild soap when cleaning your AeroGarden (except when Sanitizing - Step 6). Do not use abrasive cleaners or run through the dishwasher.

When your garden has completed its growing cycle…

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2

3

4

5

6

Unplug AeroGarden.

Carefully remove Bowl and Grow

Surface from Base and bring to a sink. Set Base and Lamp Hood aside.

NEVER SUBMERSE BASE AND

CONTROL PANEL IN WATER.

Remove Grow Surface from Bowl and place on a counter near a sink.

Empty contents of Bowl in sink.

Remove Seed Pods and plants from Grow Surface.

• Pull Seed Pods out of Grow

Surface openings.

• Throw away Seed Pods and plant debris (plant growth and roots). If you compost, plant debris can be composted.

Sanitize AeroGarden.

• Fill Bowl ¾ full with water.

• Add ¼ cup (59ml) of chlorine bleach.

• Let sit for 2 minutes.

• Using sanitizing water, wipe

Grow Surface and Bowl with soft cloth or sponge.*

*Gloves recommended.

• Scrub underside of Grow

Surface with soft scrub brush to remove any tangled roots.

• Empty bleach water from Bowl.

Grow

Surface

Plant

Growth

Seed

Pod

Roots

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8

9

Rinse Bowl and Grow Surface with tap water. Repeat.

Towel dry Bowl and Grow Surface before putting them back together and setting them on Base.

If Grow Bulbs have been in use more than 6 months, they should be replaced at this time (see page 12).

Your AeroGarden is now ready for replanting.

Prepare For Your Next Garden

(continued)

Replanting Your AeroGarden

If you have already grown a garden in your AeroGarden 6, please follow the instructions below to reset the nutrient timer:

• Press and hold “Reset” button until red “Add Nutrients” light blinks 3 or 4 times (about 9 seconds).

• Release “Reset” button. “Add Nutrients” light will turn off.

• Your AeroGarden is now reset.

(In some cases you may see other lights blink as well. This is nothing to worry about.)

noTe: These steps do not reset grow bulb timer.

Add Nutrients

Replace

Bulbs

Salad

Greens

Vegetables

Herbs

Flowers

Live Plants

Water Low

Reset

Add Nutrients

Remember to...

• Replace Grow Bulbs after 6 months of use. Grow Bulbs can be ordered at

www.aerogardensupport.com or from your retailer.

• Sanitize AeroGarden 6 before replanting (see page 13).

• Set your Lamp Hood to lowest position when starting a new garden.

!

Bundle cord when furnishing is not in use.

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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.

noTe: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna; Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver; Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected; or, Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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.

CAUTION:

TO PREvENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH

WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

ATTENTION:

POUR ÉvITER UN CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE,

PRÉSENTER LA LAME LARGE À LA FENTE LARGE ET

POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND.

© 2008 AeroGrow International, Inc., Boulder, CO U.S.A. U.S. Patents Pending

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