repot
verb[T]
(alsore-pot)uk/ˌriːˈpɒt/usto take aplantout ofitspotand put it in alargerone:
Repot thebulbsinfreshpottingcompostinSeptemberandleavethemoutsideuntil theleavesreappear.
You'llknowit'stimeto re-potplantswhen therootsstarttogrowup the inside of thepot.
- Before repottingyourshrub, make up amixtureof goodpottingcompost,addingplenty ofgritand somefertilizer.
- Ifyourcactushasn't been re-potted for a while, themassofrootscould bepreventingwaterfrompenetratingordrainingaway.
- Since I repotted thefernthisspring, I'vefoundit mucheasiertokeepthecompostmoist.
Gardening - general words
- allotmenteer
- allotmenteering
- aquaponics
- arborist
- bed
- blanch
- graft
- guerrilla gardening
- hanging basket
- hedge
- hedgerow
- hedging
- homegrown
- potsomethingoff
- potsomethingon
- potsomethingup
- prune
- resod
- scythe
- turf