Rinse & Refill Siphon
Rinse & Refill Siphon
$14.95
- Easily change out your garden's water/nutrient solution
- Doesn't require removing plants
- One-pump to start
Keep the water in your garden fresh for optimal nutrient levels.
- One (1) Rinse & refill siphon
Frequently Asked Questions
AeroGardens are designed to help you grow your own herbs, vegetables, salad greens or flowers at home. Our Seed Pod Kits are compatible with every model of AeroGarden. Planting with Seed Pods is fun and easy! Just insert the pre-seeded pods in your garden, add water, and the patented, specially formulated Liquid Nutrients. Most plants germinate within 7-14 days, are ready for harvesting in 4-6 weeks, and will keep producing continuous harvests for up to 6 months and longer. Indoor gardening can’t get any tastier or simpler!
Lettuce is one of the fastest-growing indoor crops and it's a staple. Who doesn't love to be healthy with delicious home-grown lettuce, or add a fresh leaf of romaine on their sandwich, or a salad of tasty arugula? And with AeroGarden, you can enjoy delicious Spring greens all throughout fall and winter!
Different types of plants take different amounts of time to germinate and grow. In general, we’ve found these germination timeframes to be consistent:
- Flowers take about 7-12 days
- Salads: 5-8 days
- Herbs: 5-15 days
- Fruiting vegetables (such as tomatoes and peppers): 7-14 days
If any of your seed pods don’t germinate after 21 days, contact us so we can send out a replacement for you under our 100% germination guarantee.
After each planting, we recommend cleaning and sanitizing your AeroGarden for the best results.
Rated 2 out of
5
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Jm2bs from
Garden Siphon
I bought this item so that I could exchange water in my Bounty garden. Poor quality materials. Must be pumped continuously to work. A turkey baster would probably do the job as well.
Date published: 2019-06-16
Rated 5 out of
5
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Bjk2019 from
SO EASY TO KEEP CLEAN WATER IN GARDEN
I love this easy to use tool! It is so easy to use, easy to clean, and makes keeping the garden clean and fresh!
Date published: 2019-01-07
Rated 2 out of
5
by
Oliddle from
Rinse & Refill Siphon
First one had to be replaced. The second one worked, but you do have to pump it the whole time. So I’m not sure how long the siphon will last.
Date published: 2019-06-13
Rated 1 out of
5
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Edberr from
Refill syphon
Doesn’t work unless you keeping squeezing bulb. Not worth it.
Date published: 2019-06-12
Rated 2 out of
5
by
Greenish Thumb from
just use a tube
as long as the container the water is going INTO is lower than the container the water is coming FROM - tada! Siphon.
Date published: 2019-09-26
Rated 1 out of
5
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JohnZ from
Keeps you busy squeezing the bulb
All the joints leak air and will not work as a siphon. Tightening the joints only makes it worse. AeroGarden should find a better product for less money that works.
Date published: 2019-08-29
Rated 1 out of
5
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aa7284 from
Horrible siphon for this use!
Horrible siphon for this use! It is a reversed gas siphon for getting gas out of a car just with the long hose switched where the short pipe would be to put in the gas can. This creates the problem of needing to get enough water over the point where gravity will take hold of it and pull all the water out of the tank. You have to hold the siphon just right so that the whole hose files with water as you are pumping the squeeze pump that it flows over the gravity arch or no dice. Which leads to the second and more major problem, the squeeze pump itself. It is a threaded screw in fitting with rubbery plastic, you can guess what that leads to...it lets air in like crazy and it pops off all the time! There is a back flow valve just below it where the straight pipe ends and without a tight seal there is no way to get enough water through to get the gravity siphon going so you have to sit there pumping until your tank is empty! For a disabled person like me who has muscle problems this was absolute hell! The fix is to get a small tube of food grade silicone sealant and put it on the top threads being careful not to get any down near the back flow valve, then thread the two parts together making sure you have enough to squeeze out when they come together making a nice gasket. To AeroGarden's credit their customer service is great! I mean really A+++, after the first one didn't work, they sent me another one right out and they would have kept sending them out until I got one that worked. I happen to have a lot of knowledge about siphons, so I told them what was wrong and how to fix it and I did. I also told them that they should switch to an inline squeeze pump with the pump already past the gravity arch for a much easier siphon for their customers to use. No matter what the problem is their customer service is great, so not even a worry over the siphon in the long run.
Date published: 2021-12-03
Rated 3 out of
5
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Crawdaddy from
Pump effectiveness
It pumps but doesn’t siphon. I’ll probably buy another brand.
Date published: 2020-01-06
Questions
How do you rinse and refill the Harvest without damaging one's herbs? Do you have a video or illustrated directions?
We do not have a video but are happy to walk you through it. Through testing in our labs, we've seen significantly better growth with what we call a "rinse and refill". You can do this once a month when it is time to add nutrients. Here's how to do it:
Remove the Grow Deck from your garden with all the plants still in the tray.
Set it off to the side in a cookie sheet or mixing bowl of an appropriate size.
If you have a pump in your garden unplug it from the base.
Bring your AeroGarden bowl over to your sink.
Empty out the water and rinse through the bowl with fresh water a few times. There is no need to scrub the bowl or use any cleaning products.
Fill the bowl with fresh water.
Place the Grow Deck back over the bowl and place back onto your garden.
Plug the pump back into the base of the garden.
Add nutrients to the water as usual then press the reset button. That's it! Nutrients perfectly balanced! It's easy and takes less than 5 minutes. Best of all, you'll see a difference in the health, vitality, and lifespan of your plants.
We hope this helps!
Date published: 2024-03-12
In any model, what is the most effective way of changing the water monthly when you have many plants growing and long roots? Seems like the roots would be sucking up air if they were exposed out of water, not to mention a huge mess.
Most hydroponic applications recommend complete changes of nutrient solution every week! At AeroGrow, we spent years testing and designed our gardens to grow wonderfully even if you NEVER do a full nutrient change. That's a pretty big deal!
But that doesn't mean it can't grow even better. Through testing in our labs, we've seen significantly better growth with what we call a "rinse and refill". It is best to do this once a month when the nutrient light comes on. Here's how to do it:
You will need to remove the Grow Deck from your garden with all the plants still in the tray. Set it off to the side in a cookie sheet or mixing bowl of an appropriate size.
If you have a pump in your garden unplug it from the base.
Bring your AeroGarden bowl over to your sink.
Empty out the water and rinse through the bowl with fresh water a few times. There is no need to scrub the bowl or use any cleaning products.
Fill the bowl with fresh water.
Place the Grow Deck back over the bowl and place it back onto your garden.
Plug the pump back into the base of the garden.
-OR-
You can use our specially sized siphon to quickly drain all the nutrient solution in the AeroGarden into the sink or a bucket ( see picture to the right). Add nutrients and water as usual then press the reset button.
That's it! Nutrients are perfectly balanced! It's easy and takes less than 5 minutes. Best of all, you'll see a difference in the health, vitality, and lifespan of your plants.
Date published: 2024-02-19
How often should I change the water in my aero garden? Every other time I add nutrients? I am growing cherry tomatoes.
We highly recommend doing regular rinses and refills of your water bowl. Every 4-6 weeks (or every other time you add nutrients, is an easy reminder), empty the water bowl and add fresh water and Liquid Plant Food. This will help to reset the balance of nutrients in your water and keep your plants happy and healthy.
Date published: 2024-02-13