AeroGarden Harvest Bedienungsanleitung Seite 10

LIGHTS
• Plants love light! Always keep your Grow Lights as close to your plants as possible.
Plants should be 3-5 cm below Lights.
• Always check to see if you can prune plants instead of raising Grow Lights.
After pruning, lower your lights back down to within 3-5 cm of plants if possible.
• You do not need to replace your LED lights unless individual diodes start to fail.
Diodes have a 3-5 year life span.
NUTRIENTS
• Typically, your plants will need nutrients every 2 weeks.
• Follow instructions for feeding amounts printed on the nutrient packaging.
• Add nutrients directly into the Bowl.
• Nutrient requirements may change as plants grow. See nutrient packaging for details.
• More isn't better. Resist the temptation to add "just a little extra. "
Too much nutrient can hurt your plants.
• For best results, try a "Rinse and Refill" once a month when it's time to add nutrients. Simply empty
all water from the bowl, add fresh water and nutrients and reset the nutrient timer. This balances the
nutrients, delivering an instant 'pick up' to plants.
POLLINATING
Because most people don't have bees in their home, you will need to start pollinating your fruiting
plants (tomatoes, peppers, etc) once they begin to flower (approximately 4 – 6 weeks after planting).
To pollinate, use one or more of the following methods:
• Place an open hand inside plant branches and gently move your hand back and forth to shake the
plant and spread the pollen.
• Place a fan near your plants and the moving air will pollinate your plants.
• Touch the main stem of the plants with an electric toothbrush and allow
the vibration to spread the pollen.
HARVESTING
• Many first-time growers are hesitant to harvest. Don't be! Most gardens will produce more,
for a longer period, with frequent harvests. You almost can't begin to harvest (prune) early enough.
• AeroGardens work best with a harvesting method called "cut and come again. " Simply put, you enjoy
frequent small harvests and then watch as the plants rapidly regrow - ready for harvest again and again.
• Enjoy frequent, smaller harvests for the first month or two until plants mature
and larger harvests are available.
• Harvest often to maintain a healthy garden, but never take more than 1/3 of each
individual plant at a time.
• For Salad Greens, cut the top 5 cm off the entire garden, or harvest large
leaves individually by cutting off at the base of the plant.
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