How to Use seedling in a Sentence

seedling

noun
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  • The fungus was linking the old tree and the young seedling.
    — Suzanne Simard, Wired, 7 May 2021
  • To see a seedling grow to 4 feet would take at least two decades.
    — Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Okolie agrees that the project can’t be about shoving any seedling in the ground.
    — Jessica Leigh Hester, Wired, 21 Aug. 2021
  • So planting the seedling deep, halfway up the stalk, is good.
    — Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 May 2020
  • The driveway is lined with trays of plant and flower seedlings.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
  • Plant seedlings in fall, at least six weeks before the ground freezes in your area.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Aug. 2023
  • To plant seedlings, dig out a little space, put the plant in, add some soil and tamp it down.
    — oregonlive, 9 Mar. 2020
  • In Arizona, about 2,000 seedlings have been planted as part of the project.
    — Kendal Blust, azcentral, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Don’t make the mistake of thinking that a small seedling will stay small.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2022
  • Plant now — from seed or seedling — for harvest in fall.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
  • More than two-thirds of seedlings were provided by the DNR.
    — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Hand pulling or digging seedlings is the best method of control.
    — Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The resulting new seedling rose will have blooms like the sport, not the parent plant.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Invest in a light that is large enough to cover the entire tray of seedlings.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The seedling put down roots and grew to be about six inches tall after its first year.
    — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The seedlings cost about 50 cents apiece to grow and an additional 90 cents to plant.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • Any method to remove the straw runs the risk of tearing up your new grass seedlings, which don’t have many roots yet.
    — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The seedlings appear in one to two weeks, followed by flowers in 70-80 days.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
  • When the seedlings are 4 inches tall, snip off all but the healthiest two seedlings.
    — Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2024
  • Starting seeds inside gives your seedlings a warm and safe start.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Second, be sure that the outer seedlings are covered by the light source as well as the center.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And each guest can take home a free tomato plant seedling, part of the chain’s partnership with FFA.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr. 2022
  • As part of the program, all third-grade students in the city receive a potted seedling to take home to plant and care for.
    — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 2 May 2022
  • Near the coast, with a milder winter, the seedlings might grow bigger, so the safest idea is to wait and plant seed at the start of February.
    — Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 13 Dec. 2019
  • The bigger and bigger a seedling gets, the better and better its chances of making it.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The seedlings for the next decade in the conference began to sprout among nonplayoff teams.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2020
  • Most tree-planting efforts focus on digging a hole and putting a seedling in the ground, but the work doesn’t stop there.
    — Karen D. Holl, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Sowing seed or planting seedlings at the wrong time will bring nothing but heartache.
    — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The seedlings typically go in the ground around Mother’s Day.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Remove plastic when seedlings emerge and move them to a location receiving bright light.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024

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