How to pot up plug plants

Growing plants from plugs is a cost-effective way of raising large numbers of bedding plants and is a good way to start off vegetable crops, such as lettuce and kale, when you want to control the number of plants you grow. Plug plants are ideal if space is limited because many plants can be grown in a small space when they are potted into cell trays.

As the plugs grow through spring they will need potting into bigger modules or small pots before planting out when the risk of frost has gone.

You will need

◼ Peat-free multipurpose compost

◼ Perlite

◼ Pencil or dibber

◼ Small pots or cell trays

◼ Watering can

Pot up plug plants as soon as the roots start to wind themselves around the shape of the module; a sign that they need more room See p14 for our offer of 30 free perennial plug plants – just pay postage