Quick Start
Guide
Simple Steps
*
To Get Your “Trellis-Ready”
Up and Growing
* Trellis System not included.
See page 13 for details.
Date Code:
Model #: 100633-DSS
Input Voltage: 120V, 60Hz, 1.5A
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Quick Start Assembly
(No tools required)
1
Unpack Your AeroGarden
Insert Lamp Arm
into Base
A
B
6
+
Elite
Lamp hood
Push
(front view)
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)
Seed Kit
D
Plug Lamp Cord
into Lamp hood
Deluxe Grow Bulbs (3)
Push Lamp Cord
Insert Grow Bulbs
into Lamp hood
C
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.
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Quick Start Assembly
(continued)
1
F
Place Lamp hood
on Lamp Arm
Set Bowl into Base
E
Air Coupling
Center hands
over Lamp Arm
and push Lamp
Hood down
until you hear a
“click.”
(back view)
(front view)
Check to be sure that Bowl is
securely seated on Air coupling in Base.
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Unpack Your AeroGarden
6
+
Elite
Use one hand to
grasp Lamp Arm
.
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Gently slide AeroGarden
toward the surface edge and
place other hand under Base
.
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Place Your Garden
h
In: A 60-75°F
(16-24°C)
environment
(optimal)
Under: A space that
Near: A standard
electrical outlet, per
local regulations
allows 35” (89cm)
clearance for the full
height of raised lamp
68°F/20°C
On: A sturdy, water-
tolerant surface
(Metal surfaces may cause
noise due to vibration)
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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Planting Your Garden
2
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)
Amount of
Water To Be
Added:
3.5 quarts or...
3.2 liters
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.
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
Side
Side
Use height information on Seed Pod
Label to decide where to place each
Seed Pod in Grow Surface.
note: location of Seed Pod in Grow Surface does
not matter if all plants are the same height.
Front
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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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Planting Your Garden
(continued)
2
Place Bio-Domes™ on Seed Pods
D
Place a Bio-Dome on
each Seed Pod.
Bio-Dome
Press Bio-Dome down
until its rim almost
touches Grow Surface.
note: do not remove Bio-Domes until
seeds have sprouted. neVer
reMoVe SEED POD LABELS.
Add Starting Nutrient Tablets and Record Planting Date
E
Record Planting Date
Record the date your Seed/Plant Kit was planted on
front cover of the Tending & Harvesting Guide.
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
3
Plug Cord into Electrical Outlet
A
What will happen...
Plug in
A green light on Control Panel will illuminate.
1
2
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, step1C).
view Door
• 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.
3
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.”
Select Setting
B
Press the SELECT button until you reach the type of plant you are growing
(Vegetables, Salad Greens, etc.).
Herbs
Salad
Greens
Flowers
Add Nutrients
Water Low
Replace
Bulbs
24-Hour
Light
Vegetables
Live Plants
note: depending on the plant type selected, your
+
AeroGarden 6 elite lights will automatically
turn on and off at pre-programmed intervals.
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Starting Your Garden
(continued)
3
C
Your Light Timer
If You Would Like to Change the
Time of Day Your Lights Go Off...
See page 10.
Your Light Timer is Set To Start
Growing Your Plants...Starting now!
1
2
•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 Elite .*
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*except when using “24-Hour light” setting (see below), which sets lights to be on for 24 hours.
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AeroGarden Elite “24-hour Light” Setting
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noTe: The “24-Hour light” setting is not recommended
for Flower or Vegetable plants – they require a daily dark
period to produce flowers.
The “24-Hour Light” setting allows you to override the
built-in light timer and keep the lights on 24 hours a
day. You can also customize the amount of light your
plants receive by manually turning lights on and off
using the “Lights” button, or setting automatic on/off
times, using a standard light timer.*
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AeroGarden 6 Elite – “24-hour Light“ Setting
• Press and release “Select” until light next to
“24-Hour Light” is illuminated.
• To exit “24-Hour Light” setting, simply push “Select”
Use the “24-Hour Light” setting when growing plants
that thrive with continual light and moisture, such as
leafy greens and some herbs.
button.
*not included. If you use a light timer to turn lights on and off,
the nutrient timer and pump will stop whenever lights are oFF.
Both will start up again when lights turn back on.
nutrient timer does not record the time elapsed when timer is
off. To ensure your plants are fed every 2 weeks, we recommend
keeping track of your feeding schedule on a calendar.
For the more experienced gardener, the “24-Hour
Light” setting provides added flexibility when planting
a custom garden. You are no longer limited to the pre-
programmed light schedules associated with each plant
type (such as Vegetables, Herbs, etc.).
Herbs
Salad
Greens
Flowers
Water Low
24-Hour
Add Nutrients
Replace
Bulbs
Light
Vegetables
Live Plants
Select
Illuminated “24-hour Light”
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once your AeroGarden 6 elite is set on “24-Hour light” setting, lights will remain on 24 hours a day. To shorten the amount
of time lights are on, quickly press and release “lights” button, and lights will turn off. lights will automatically come back on
within 12 hours – or, you can press and release “lights” button again, to turn lights back on.
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Personalize Your Light Timer
(optional)
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Your AeroGarden 6 Elite 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 conve-
nient 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...
lights to go off (Off Time) and your built-in light
timer automatically sets the On Time...nothing
more for you to do.
In order to make this as simple as possible, you only
need to set the time you want your AeroGarden
do the following to set the time you want your lights to go off:
1
2
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 im-
mediately 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.
3
Release the button.
4
5
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.
Herbs
Salad
Greens
Flowers
Add Nutrients
Water Low
Replace
Bulbs
24-Hour
Light
Vegetables
Live Plants
Lights Button
Blinking Light (if you selected Salad Greens)
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In case of power failure, your AeroGarden 6 elite 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
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AeroGarden Elite control Panel
6
• Select
• Lights On/Off
The number of hours the lights are on
and off depends on which plant type is
selected. Use “Select” button to reach
“24-hour Light” setting (see page 9).
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.
Herbs
Salad
Greens
Flowers
Add Nutrients
Water Low
Replace
Bulbs
24-Hour
Light
Vegetables
Live Plants
• Water Low
When light blinks
add water up to
“Fill To Here.”
• Add Nutrients
(Feed Garden - Basic Feeding)
• Replace Bulbs†
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.
When light blinks (after 6 months of use), it
is time to replace Grow Bulbs. Order bulbs
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 elite be-
*See Tending & Harvesting Guide for
plant-specific nutrient information.
tween uses, grow bulb timer automatically
stops when Garden is unplugged.
†
See complete replacement instructions on next page.
• 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 notch at a time (each of the three Lamp Arm sections has
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three notches). Be sure Lamp Arm is at the lowest setting when you start your AeroGarden 6 Elite .
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1
2
3
Replace Bowl on Base and plug in
AeroGarden 6 Elite .
Unplug AeroGarden 6 Elite and remove Bowl
from Base.
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Raise Lamp Arm/Lamp Hood:
• Hold Lamp Arm where it connects to Lamp Hood with
one hand. With other hand, push in Locking Lever.
• Release Locking Lever while pulling up on Lamp Arm.
• Locking Lever will automatically click into next
notch in the Lamp Arm section.
Push locking
lever in
Push locking
lever in
Push locking
lever in
Push locking
lever in
When “Replace Bulbs” light on control Panel begins blinking after 6
months of use…
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• Unplug AeroGarden 6 Elite .
• Remove old Grow Bulbs and carefully discard.*
Add Nutrients
IMPorTAnT: To avoid burning, be sure Grow Bulbs are cool before handling.
Replace
Bulbs
• Insert new Grow Bulbs into Lamp Hood.
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• Plug in AeroGarden 6 Elite 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…
*Check with local recycling authorities for
light bulb recycling availability in your area.
• Quickly press and release “Reset” button. “Replace Bulbs” light will blink
once and the plant selected light will stop blinking.
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Basic Reminders About Your AeroGarden (continued)
(optional) Trellis System
About the Trellis System (not included)
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Your AeroGarden 6 Elite has the option of connecting a Trellis System to its Lamp Hood. The Trellis System
allows you to easily support heavy, fruit-filled branches on full-size plants such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
If you are interested in purchasing an AeroGarden Trellis System, you may do so at www.aerogardensupport.com or
from your retailer.
Trellis System installation
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If your AeroGarden 6 Elite is already assembled, you will need to remove the lamp Hood from lamp Arm, and
remove Grow Bulbs from the lamp Hood before starting. It is best to do this when Garden lights are off.
1
2
3
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Unplug AeroGarden 6 Elite and carefully remove Lamp Hood from Lamp Arm.
Turn Lamp Hood over and remove Grow Bulbs. (Be sure bulbs are cool before handling.)
Attach Trellis Brackets to lamp Hood
Hand tighten pre-mounted screws
with phillips head screwdriver. Do
not over-tighten.
4
5
Insert Grow Bulbs into Lamp Hood.
+
Replace Lamp Hood on Lamp Arm and plug in AeroGarden 6 Elite .
Use Trellis System
3
Wrap Strap around branch that
needs support and snap closed.
1
Clip Trellis Coil on Bracket.
2
Pull down Trellis Coil.
lamp Hood
Bracket
Trellis coil
4
Gently push up on supported branch
until it is at desired height.
As a safety precaution, unplug AeroGarden furnishing
before performing this task. Be sure Grow Bulbs are cool
to the touch before attaching or adjusting Trellis Coil.
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Prepare For Your Next Garden
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…
1
2
7
8
Rinse Bowl and Grow Surface with
Unplug AeroGarden.
Grow
Surface
tap water. Repeat.
Carefully remove Bowl and Grow
Surface from Base and bring to
a sink. Set Base and Lamp Hood
aside.
Towel dry Bowl and Grow Surface
before putting them back together
and setting them on Base.
NEVER SUBMERSE BASE AND
CONTROL PANEL IN WATER.
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If Grow Bulbs have been in use
more than 6 months, they should be
replaced at this time (see page 12).
3
Remove Grow Surface from Bowl
and place on a counter near a
sink.
Your AeroGarden is now ready for
replanting.
4
5
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.
Plant
Growth
Seed
Pod
Roots
6
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.
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Prepare For Your Next Garden
(continued)
Replanting Your AeroGarden
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If you have already grown a garden in your AeroGarden 6 Elite , 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.
Herbs
Salad
Greens
Flowers
Add Nutrients
Water Low
Replace
Bulbs
24-Hour
Light
Vegetables
Live Plants
Reset
Bundle cord when furnishing is not in use.
!
Add Nutrients
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 de-
signed 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 guar-
antee 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
CAUTION: TO PREvENT ELECTRIC ShOCK, MATCh
polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). This
WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
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
ATTENTION: POUR ÉvITER UN ChOC ÉLECTRIQUE,
does not fit, contact a qualified electrician to install the
proper outlet. do not change the plug in any way.
PRÉSENTER LA LAME LARGE À LA FENTE LARGE ET
POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND
.
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