What are Plug Plants?

Raising your garden plants from plug plants is the EASY, FUN & ECONOMICAL way to achieve great results in your garden with minimum fuss and maximum reward.

What are plug plants?

Plug plants are young plants – either seedlings or cuttings grown in single units in modular trays. This allows for minimum root disturbance when planting / potting on. They are a ready to plant unit, having been professionally nurtured through propagation & early growth stages. Essentially, think of plug plants as a halfway house between a seed and a fully-grown plant.

Benefits of our plug plants

Timed to Perfection: By choosing when you would like to receive your plug plants, you can determine exact planting times. No more waiting around for seeds to germinate.

Success with plug plants

All of our plug plants have been professionally propagated and raised in optimum conditions in modern greenhouses. We supply varieties selected from the best breeders around the world.

Reduce the hassle

By letting the professionals deal with the difficult early stages of plant raising, you reduce the need for any specialist propagation equipment. Get great results without the risk of buying seeds and seeing no benefits for your efforts.

Our Guarantee

Our Customer Care team are on hand to answer any of your questions when growing your plug plants and to offer advice when needed, so you get the best out of every single plug!

How to grow plug plants

Open Packaging Immediately on Receipt
Place the plants somewhere reasonably warm. If you have a greenhouse, around 16-18°C is the best temperature. Alternatively, a kitchen windowsill is a suitable place.
Allow the plants to settle and acclimatise for 2-3 hours.
Water your plants with clean tap water. The best way to do this is to place them in water for a few minutes and allow them to soak it up. A saucer or dish should suffice, alternatively the opened out transport packaging makes a handy container.
Transplant your plugs on the day you receive them if you can. Use a good quality, free draining multipurpose compost. Depending on the plug plants you purchase we recommend growing your plants on in either Cell trays or individual pots (click here to view or range of growing pots and trays. If you are using old pots and trays, make sure you sterilise them first to remove any pathogens, we have a great Natural Cirtus Cleaner that will do just the job.
Fill your pots with compost up to about 1cm below the rim. Don’t compact the compost in the pot. Make a hole in the centre roughly the same size as the plug plant. Handle the plant gently by the leaves or root ball place in the hole, minimising compost compaction below the plug. Try to make sure the surface of the plug is not buried Firm lightly around the plug.
Gently water-in your newly potted plants, with clean water and a fine rose, label your plants.
Grow on your plants in a fairly warm area such as a kitchen windowsill or greenhouse.
We recommend you mix a continuous release plant feed into your compost like Miracle grow - this will feed your plants for a whole season. Or you can start to feed your plug plants with any other feed from about 3 weeks after planting (click here to view our fullk range of plant feed and care).
Plant out your plants into their final growing position according to the instructions received with your plants. Enjoy!