starter plug
noun[C]
USuk/ˈstɑː.tə ˌplʌɡ/us/ˈstɑːr.t̬ɚ ˌplʌɡ/(alsoplug)asmallmassofmaterialin which a newplantcan begrown, usually inside asmallcontainer:
You can makestarterplugsfromtoiletpapertubes.
Starterplugsareperfectforgerminatingseedsorrootingcuttings.
(alsostarter plug plant);(UKplug plant)
a verysmall,youngplantin asmallamountofsoil, oftensoldin acontainerwithsectionsthat eachcontainaplant:
Oncerooted, you cantransferindividualstarterplugstolargerpots.
Put theremovedsoilasideand you arereadyto putyourstarterplug into thehole.
- Starterplugscan be made from coco coir,peat,soil, or othermaterials.
- Eachstarterplug has auniformshapeforevenplantdevelopment.
- Giveyourseedlingstheperfectstartinlifewithourstarterplugs.
- Thesestarterplugsareidealforgrowingon.
Types of plant
- amaranth
- Andromeda
- annual
- arborescent
- beanstalk
- grower
- gymnosperm
- hardiness
- hardy
- herb
- mossy
- mugwort
- mustard
- non-hardy
- non-legume
- succulent
- sundew
- tenderness
- tomatillo
- trailing
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