Potting On: Repotting a plant so that it has room to expand its root ball and encourage growth - see over potting.
Pricking Out: Moving seedlings from a seed tray and replanting them with more space for development.
POTTING ON -- The repotting of a plant into a proper-sized larger pot which will allow continued root development.
Potting on Placing a plant into a larger pot to promote growth etc..
Pod A dry dehiscent fruit; capsule, legume, follide.
Pollen The male cells or microspores produced by the stamens.
They also need potting on. Use a large particle size bark. It allows air to get in around the roots. When repotting don't tease out the roots of the orchid just loosen them a little.
Pricking out - transplanting and potting on
4-6 weeks after sowing, the seedlings should have produced their second set of leaves.
Grow plants in pots and place on a sunny patio, balcony or roof space. The process for sowing, germinating and potting on is the same for all three.
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1 for initial potting; John Innes potting compost No.2 for potting on; and John Innes compost No.3 for final potting of stock plants. Composts like this, which are soil based, should be stored in dry conditions and used within a month of purchase.
Potting on Transplanting a plant to a pot that is one size larger than the one it was growing in. Propagation In gardening usage, this refers to the many different ways of starting new plants. Prostrate Lying on the ground; creeping.
 See also: Potting, Light, Gardening, Gardener, Water
  
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