To remove a plant from its nursery pot and transplant it directly into garden soil or a field. This process requires careful handling of the root ball and often involves a period of hardening off beforehand to ensure the plant survives the transition from a controlled environment to outdoor conditions.
Heard on the job
Wait until the last frost has passed before you pot out those tomato seedlings.
Also heard as
- plant out
Do not mix it up with
- Plant out: Both mean moving plants to the garden, but potting out specifically implies the plant is coming from a pot.