/?stɑ?r.t?? ?pl?ɡ/(alsoplug)asmallmassofmaterialin which a newplantcan begrown, usually inside asmallcontainer:You can makestarterplugsfromtoiletpapertubes.Starterplugsareperfectforgerminatingseedsorrootingcuttings.(alsostarter plug plant);(UKplug plant)a verysmall,youngplantin asmallamountofsoil, oftensoldin acontainerwithsectionsthat eachcontainaplant:Oncerooted, you cantransferindividualstarterplugstolargerpots.Put theremovedsoilasideand you arereadyto putyourstarterplug into thehole.More examples
Starterplugscan be made from coco coir,peat,soil, or othermaterials.
Eachstarterplug has auniformshapeforevenplantdevelopment.
