Feeding Instructions for the AeroGarden Strawberry Patch

March 2, 2007 on 6:35 pm | In Growing Log, Watering, Feeding, Rinsing |

AeroGarden Strawberries - Feeding Time

It’s FEEDING TIME!  With some other AeroGarden kits like the Gourmet Herb Kit, you simply have to add new tablets and fill up the water.  With the AeroGarden Strawberries Kit, you must rinse out the bowl before continuing.  This takes some steps and we have documented them for you below in an easy to follow step-by-step guide with photos:

First, take a firm hold of the bowl and lift it off of the AeroGarden’s base.  Then place it on your counter top near the sink.

AeroGarden Strawberries Feeding Instructions - Firmly Grasp the Bowl

Second, lift the lid on the growing surface, then gently slide your hands through the opening under the growing.  Don’t worry if you tear a few of the roots, but remain cautious.  Ensure that your hands are far enough into the AeroGarden that you can lift it off.

AeroGarden Strawberries Feeding Instructions - Place Hands Under Growing Surface

Third, slowly lift the growing surface out of the bowl and place it on the counter.  It will drip some water, so be sure to have a clear workspace.

AeroGarden Strawberries Feeding Instructions - Lift off Growing Surface

Fourth, dump the contents of the bowl into your sink and rinse with water.  Then fill it back up to the “Fill To Here” marker with room temperature water.

AeroGarden Strawberries Feeding Instructions - Rinse Out the Bowl

Fifth, take grow surface off of your counter and place it back on the recently cleaned bowl.  Take care with the root structures and arrange them over the cross beams within the bowl.  Once the growing surface is connected again, grasp the bowl firmly and place it onto the base of the AeroGarden.

Sixth, throw in a pair of nutrient tablets:

AeroGarden Strawberries Feeding Instructions - Add Tablets

Finally, press the reset button and you will be good to go for another two weeks.

AeroGarden Strawberries Feeding Instructions - Press the Reset Button

Presto Chango.  The water is fresh, we have plenty of nutrients, and it is time to press on and grow some delicious aeroponic strawberries in our AeroGarden.

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  1. […] The AeroGarden’s lights are on the blink and it is time to change the water and feed our strawberry patch.  Please click here for full instructions on how to feed your AeroGarden strawberries.  […]

    Pingback by AeroGarden Strawberries » Feedin’ Time! — March 22, 2007 #

  2. […] the growing surface was out of the bowl during the water exchange and feeding, I took more root system photos of our aeroponic strawberries.  You can compare the photos with […]

    Pingback by AeroGarden Strawberries » Examination of Strawberry Root Structures at Four Weeks — March 26, 2007 #

  3. […] ticking by and it is time again to rinse out and feed the AeroGarden.  If you need directions, click here.  Meanwhile, let’s see the photos of some of our budding […]

    Pingback by AeroGarden Strawberries » Rinse Then Feed — April 9, 2007 #

  4. The individual plant root thumbnail photos above are dead links.

    Comment by Tom — April 16, 2007 #

  5. Curious that you have to rise out the bowl? in my experience strawberries in hydro suffer from having wet roots, they get a black sludge on them, one way to control this is a teaspoon of H2O2 (1%) per gallon in the water every week or so. This helps control fungus and so forth, I wonder if it would help with this and prevent your having to change out the water and mess with the root system. My strawberris usually do pretty well, but I don’t shock the root systems like this every two weeks.

    I have an aero-garden, however they were out of strawberries when I ordered.

    Comment by mike clark — July 7, 2007 #

  6. Why is the herb/basil setting used instead of strawberries?

    Comment by john russell — February 7, 2009 #

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