ANSWERS TO THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS
SMART GARDEN
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You can put your Maè smart garden in any room of your house, on a bar counter or in a veranda (but not in summer).
We advise against placing it in a bedroom as the lights remain on for 16 hours. It’s not possible to place it outside. The temperature and humidity of the room influence the germination. High temperatures and humidity can positively influence the growth of some plants, like lettuce, or negatively, such as corn salad. Temperatures between 18 and 28°C are ideal for a wide range of plants.
Yes, we suggest cleaning the water tank every time you change the plants in the smart garden. The Pots can be cleaned with running water. The water wicks filters provided with the smart garden can be reused.
You can add the water when the water indicator goes down to the minimum level. We suggest checking the humidity level in the substrate
Under the supervision of an adult, the smart garden can be used by children. It is very simple to use and gives good results with minimum effort. It’s an excellent instrument for teaching children to grow plants and eat vegetables produced by them. These vegetables will be healthy, zero-metre, pesticide and fungicide-free, GMO-free, produced by untreated or organic seed, and without any type of contamination.
SOIL DROP
The substrate is mainly composed of coconut fibre. It doesn’t contain noxious glues, pesticides or fungicides. The seed is untreated and for certain varieties it is organic. The Soil Drop is biodegradable so you can dispose of it as organic waste.
Yes, you can use them until around one year from the date indicated on the packet, provided you store them in a cool, dry place, preferably dark.
If some Soil Drops don’t germinate within the expiry date, it’s possible to ask for a replacement. The seed is a living material that can be influenced by external factors like temperature and humidity which can cause it to lose its germination vigour.
LIGHT
The LED light combination has been specifically developed for Maè smart gardens.
The combination of light frequencies gives the right quantity and quality of energy necessary for the plant growth. In order to maximize the yield, specific lenses have been used to concentrate the light on the garden base.
Every time you plug the smart garden in, the lights stay on for 16 hours and stay off for 8. In order to modify this cycle, you need to unplug the garden, wait for a couple of minutes and then plug it in again to start a new light-dark cycle.
GERMINATION
Yes, it’s possible to mix different plants, but you have to consider that there are plants with a short cycle and plants with a long cycle (plants that grow more quickly than others). For this reason the harvest doesn’t always occur at the same time. For a good yield, we suggest growing at least three Soil Drops of the same variety at the same time. Six Soil Drops allows a very good yield of salad.
It’s a cover to put over the Soil Drops in order to improve germination. It maintains the humidity in the germination hole, so the plant will grow faster.
As the plant germinates, and the first leaves appear, we suggest taking off the germination cap, so the light can improve the plant’s growth.
PLANTS
For the timing of growth and harvest, check the Soil Drops page of our website.
For an optimal germination, we suggest using the germination cap supplied with the smart garden.
Si, è possibile abbinare diverse piante, ma è necessario considerare che ci sono piante che hanno un ciclo breve e piante che hanno un ciclo lungo. Pertanto la raccolta non avverrà nello stesso momento. Per una buona produzione, consigliamo di coltivare almeno 3 Soil Drops per varietà contemporaneamente. 6 Soil Drops permettono una buona produzione di insalata.
Plants grown with our smart garden need very little input. You only have to add water when the water indicator goes down.
Some plants need to be pollinated by hand, with a cotton bud or a little brush, in order to produce fruits (such as strawberry, tomato, aubergine and pepper).
Some plants like basil need to be pruned for better growth. In addition, avoid allowing the leaves to grow as high as the LED light.
Pay attention to insects that could come inside and damage the plants.
Some plants can develop mold in the substrate. This is caused by different factors such as too much or little humidity, or too high or too low a temperature. The mold is not dangerous and it doesn’t damage the plants. You can gently remove the mold with a cotton cloth.
Certain plants like lavender must to be transplanted into a big pot or into the garden, in order to continue their cycle and to reach the final stage.
This is the same for rosemary, thyme, mint and lemon balm, which can all be transplanted.
Plants like lettuce, finish their cycle with the first harvest, which occurs after 30-40 days from germination.
You can grow the varieties you prefer by buying other Soil Drops Sets. You can chose from sets of the same variety or mixed. By buying more than one smart garden, you can double the production in order to satisfy the needs of an entire family.
Con la supervisione di un adulto, lo smart garden può essere utilizzato da un bambino, in quanto il suo funzionamento è estremamente facile e con poche accortezze, permette buoni risultati. E’ un ottimo strumento per insegnare ai bambini a coltivare le piante e consumare le verdure prodotte da loro stessi. Queste verdure saranno sane, a km zero, coltivate senza l’uso di pesticidi, fungicidi, senza OGM, con semi non trattati o biologici, senza contaminazione alcuna.
ORDERS
In Italy, the estimated delivery time is within 48 hours for the mainland and 72 hours for the islands.
The estimated delivery time in the EU and the United Kingdom is around 7 days from the order processing.
In any case we recommend checking the estimated delivery date indicated at the moment of the order confirmation.
Si, è possibile scegliere tra i colori disponibili pagando un costo aggiuntivo. Solo il top dello smart garden è colorato, la base rimane sempre bianca.
Consegnamo in tutta Italia ed Europa, usiamo corrieri espressi (Tnt, Fedex, Dhl).
E’ possibile effettuare il pagamento con bonifico bancario o carta di credito. Non è possibile pagare in contrassegno.
LEGEND
indoor intelligent garden, made up of an LED light for the hydroponic cultivation of vegetables.
Cover that improves seed germination
Ready to use substrate, pre-sown and pre-fertilized
Recycled plastic pots that contain the Soil Drops