SEEDBED

Seedbed

A seedbed or seedling bed is the local soil environment in which seeds are planted. Often it comprises not only the soil but also a specially prepared cold frame, hotbed or raised bed used to grow the seedlings in a controlled environment into larger young plants before transplanting them into a garden or field. A seedling bed is used to increase the number of seeds that germinate.

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seedbed

Noun

  1. Ground prepared for the planting of seeds.
  2. A place conducive to fulfillment.
    Paris was a seedbed of artistic creation in the 1920s.


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