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seedbed
[ seed-bed ]
seedbed
/ ˈsiːdˌbɛd /
noun
- a plot of land in which seeds or seedlings are grown before being transplanted
- the place where something develops
the seedbed of discontent
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To protect the young plants, the seedbed was usually covered with oak leaves, though straw was used occasionally.
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I was so impressed with its beauty that I took it from where it bloomed in the seedbed and planted it at my house in the garden.
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The seedbed must be as level as a floor, and compact, for good use to be made of the wheel-seeder.
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But if, from any cause, they have made a feeble growth, it is better to let them remain in the seedbed another year.
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The usual practice is to keep the seedlings one year in the seedbed and two years in the nursery rows before they are set out.
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