potting
- present participle of pot.
Example Sentences
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Depending on what they learn, the fix for future planting projects could be as simple as mixing a bit of native earth into the potting soil where the Joshua tree seedlings are grown.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
He also met a group of primary school pupils taking part in potting in the foundation's Growing Together, Cooking Together programme.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
She created Petersham Nurseries Café, with a dirt floor, wobbly old chairs, secondhand cooking gear installed in a former potting shed, and a simple menu based on whatever was growing in the adjacent garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Confined indoors with little Christopher, Milne sat in a potting shed, feeling "gloomy" as the rain poured down, according to Brandreth.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
Dell drives me to the Southside plant nursery on Saturday and we buy rooting hormone and three large bags of potting soil.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
