Potting may refer to: * Potting, in

pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and por ...

, the making of pots, generally on the potter's wheel *

Potting (electronics) In electronics, potting is a process of filling a complete electronic assembly with a solid or gelatinous compound for high voltage assemblies by excluding gaseous phenomena such as corona discharge, for resistance to shock and vibration, and for ...

, the encapsulation of electronic components * In farming and gardening, potting is planting a plant in a pot, such as a

flowerpot A flowerpot, planter, planterette or plant pot, is a container in which flowers and other plants are cultivated and displayed. Historically, and still to a significant extent today, they are made from plain terracotta with no ceramic glaze, wi ...

Sowing Sowing is the process of planting seeds. An area or object that has had seeds planted in it will be described as a sowed or sown area. Plants which are usually sown Among the major field crops, oats, wheat, and rye are sown, grasses and leg ...

in greenhouses or polytunnels is often done in pots, pending later transplant ***

Potting soil Potting soil or growing media, also known as potting mix or potting compost (UK), is a substrate used to grow plants in containers. The first recorded use of the term is from an 1861 issue of the ''American Agriculturist''. Despite its name, lit ...

is a type of soil tailored to this use *** Potting on (or potting up) is the act of moving the plant, with its root ball, to a larger pot ** In a

container garden Container gardening or pot gardening/farming is the practice of growing plants, including edible plants, exclusively in containers instead of planting them in the ground. A container in gardening is a small, enclosed and usually portable object ...

, the plants remain potted throughout their lives * In food preservation, potting is putting food (often meat) in pots with clarified butter ( Food preservation § Jellying) *

Pot (cue sports) The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: ''carom billiards'' referring to the various games played on a billiard table without ; ''pool'', which denotes a host of game ...

, in cue sports, to sink a ball into a pocket

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