bed out

Move seedlings outside

To bed out is to transplant seedlings from an indoor or sheltered environment to an outdoor garden bed: We bedded out the tomato plants after the last frost.

The phrase belongs to gardening, describing the move from greenhouse or windowsill to permanent outdoor planting.

transplanting

seedlings

Newly germinated plants

nursery · planting · relocate · sapling · cultivar · dibble · grafting · propagate · annuals · perennials

gardening

soil

Ground matter for planting

  • compostDecayed organic fertilizer
  • mulchProtective plant bedding
  • trowelFlat blade for spreading

spade · fertilizer · planting · cultivation · hoeing · rake · watering can · edging · weeding · irrigation

Opposites
plant location/environment

bed outpot up

Move plant to container

greenhouse · cold frame · cloche

transplanting direction

bed outpot up

Move plant to container

bring in · lift · take up · dig up · uproot

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