@ludwigsdiana There is a control panel in the front of the aerogarden. If add water turns red, then I have to add about 3 cups of water. When you order the pods for the garden, they come with liquid nutrients. I have to add 1 cap of those every two weeks. The panel reminds me. When the seeds first start sprouting, it helps to pinch a few if too crowded in a pod. Otherwise only deadheading, but I haven’t had a single blossom die so far. I’m sure I will, but they aren’t battered by wind, rain or too much heat, so they last.