AeroGarden 7-Pod - Manual (Page 15)

14 Feeding Your Garden
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Each Master Gardener Kit comes with two different
types of nutrient tablets to meet the needs of a
variety of plant types. The amount of nutrients in your
Garden increases with tablet size .
Each tablet also contains ingredients that will keep the
water in your AeroGarden at a pH level that is ideal for
aeroponically grown plants .
C
hoose a Nutrient Regime
Most gardens will need a combination of small and large
nutrient tablets . If you are planting cuttings, you will not
have to add nutrients until you see roots extend from
Grow Sponges . Since we don’t know what’s growing in
your AeroGarden, we can only offer some guidelines for
deciding which tablets to use .
“Small” Nutrient Tablets
These tablets should always be used when first
planting seeds in your Garden – one (1) for 3-Pod
AeroGardens, and two (2) for 6- and 7-Pod models.
Leafy greens (such as lettuces), and woody herbs (such
as oregano and thyme), grow best with “Small” nutrient
tablet(s) at each feeding for their entire life cycle .
For cuttings, start adding “Small” nutrients when you
see roots extend from Grow Sponges – one (1) tablet for
3-Pod, and two (2) for 6- or 7-Pod AeroGarden models .
“Large” Nutrient Tablets
Most plant types other than leafy greens and woody
herbs need the higher amount of nutrients found in a
“Large” nutrient tablet after 4 weeks (the third feeding .)
Mint, basil and parsley are examples of herbs that grow
well with “Large” nutrient tablet(s) at each feeding
for the remainder of their life cycle .