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What is difference between potting off and potting on

Last post 03-02-2009 11:56 PM by mini stroni. 17 replies.

• 25/01/2009 07:09 PM

  bogweevil Location: Joined on: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 2,043

  Reply | Contact A shy person sent me a private maesage with a question, but it was such a darn good question that I feel it has wider interest: what is difference between potting off and potting on? Potting-on is easy - moving plant from smaller pot to bigger pot. Potting-off - is the same as potting out or priicking out (two i's to fool nanny); moving young plants in trays and pans into their first individual pot. Potting-out - sticking potted plants in the garden soil. This book is excellent for glossary purposes; http://shop.wisley.co.uk/product_info.php?product=RHS_TITLES_MAIN_RHS_TITLES&dpi=9781405307604 Boggy Beware the bat-eared bogweevil

• 26/01/2009 08:41 AM	In reply to
  Anemone Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Joined on: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 575	Reply | Contact priicking out (two i's to fool nanny);  How subversive Boggy.  I like it!   Anemone

• 26/01/2009 11:31 AM	In reply to
  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,104	Reply | Contact hee hee hee - it worked tho'!

• 26/01/2009 03:39 PM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 2,977	Reply | Contact Interesting question and answer, boggy. There are some strange terms in horticulture. When I first heard of 'prickiing out' I had no idea what it could mean. I'm used to it now, but if you stop to think about it, it still sounds really weird.

• 26/01/2009 04:20 PM	In reply to
  Digger Location: Northern UK Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 4,743	Reply | Contact I asked for a dibber once in a garden centre, and the numpty at the till looked at me as though as I was speaking in a foreign language and said "you want what?" when I said a dibber she said "no we don't have those" but they were on a shelf right behind her, I dread to think what her reaction would've been, If i mentioned "pricking out" digger

• 26/01/2009 05:32 PM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 2,977	Reply | Contact  Oh dear...

• 27/01/2009 08:05 AM	In reply to
  Anemone Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Joined on: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 575	Reply | Contact I think Nanny must have been learning some gardening terms as she has allowed digger's properly spelt "pricking out" in his post above. Anemone

• 27/01/2009 11:24 AM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact It's only when you miss off the 'ing' that it gets moderated as I found out once before sue1002

• 27/01/2009 09:58 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347	Reply | Contact  No, you can't say prick - don't *** about it though Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 27/01/2009 10:01 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347	Reply | Contact  Oh, I can say prick* ! - We still can't mention female dogs though. *as in getting a thorn in your finger, obviously. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 28/01/2009 09:09 AM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact   sue1002

• 02/02/2009 02:24 PM

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  julie_poo Location: cheshire Joined on: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 9

  Reply | Contact Hey Boggy - thanks for sorting that delicate p+++king issue for me, didnt know it would lead to such a funny thread.! U did help solve my issue though as it seems that "potting off " is the term they use for first potting a rootstock when its been grown from seed in a nursery bed.! makes sense now cus u couldnt really call it pricking out they far too big !! ha ha Cheers BW Jools   '' Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid ''

• 02/02/2009 02:32 PM	In reply to
  Suzie Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 81	Reply | Contact well, there now - I have learnt two new things today 1) Pricking out is a gardening term, 2) we have a nanny filter on here I had never heard of 1) and there's me studying for my RHS L2!!

• 02/02/2009 02:43 PM	In reply to
  julie_poo Location: cheshire Joined on: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 9	Reply | Contact http://www.rhs.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/91CC25B7-DE9A-4FE5-AAEE-D351E867BB7C/0/ModuleAJul2006.pdf   see questio 5 part B of this examination paper - the terms become critical in level 3...... i never did level 2 but this is well hard !     LOVE IT THOUGH! Jools '' Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid ''

• 02/02/2009 02:51 PM	In reply to
  Suzie Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 81	Reply | Contact *faints