Pot Ready Plant
Larger plant for growing on in pots or containers prior to planting
Glossary Terms
Potting up/on
Transferring your seedlings or young plants into larger pots so they have more room to continue
Pricking out
Once your seedlings have germinated they need a bit more room to grow so should be transferred into a larger seed tray or individual pots to encourage
Propogation
The increase of plants by a variety of
Quiet
We all like peace and quiet while gardening… if only those damn bees and birds would shut up (only
Rhizome
A horizontal fleshy swollen stem usually underground but occasionally at soil
Root
Usually underground this is the part of the plant through which water and nutrients are
Root ball
The roots and accompanying soil when a plant is
Root crops
Vegetables grown for their edible roots, e.g. carrots, potatoes,
Rooting
The production of