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Potting on

Check young plants every few weeks while you wait for the weather to warm up enough to plant outside. Once you see roots coming through newspaper pots (or at the drainage holes for clay and plastic pots), move them into a new container one or two sizes bigger. If you have used newspaper pots, there’s no need to remove the plants from these because they will biodegrade. Plant the pot at the same depth, firm fresh compost around the rootball and water well. If you're moving seedlings on their own, lower the seedling into

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