Nug Plug

The system · Under ten minutes a week

Growing, minus the homework

Everything arrives in one box: the plant, three numbered nutrient sachets, and a card for each stage written in plain words. Here is the whole thing, start to jar.

Day one · out of the box

Week 0 · 5 minutes

It lands

Open the box the day it arrives. Inside: your plant, standing upright with its roots wrapped, three numbered sachets, and one card. Water it in and put it somewhere bright. That is the whole first day.

Settled in · finding the light

Week 0 · 10 minutes

One pot, one bright spot

Any five-gallon pot, any sunny window, patio corner, or grow lamp. Plant it as deep as it sat in its plug, water until a little runs out the bottom — no charts, no jargon, nothing to look up.

Sachet week · tear, stir, pour

Weeks 1–8 · under 10 min a week

Feed by number

Once a week: tear one sachet, stir it into your watering can, pour. No. 1 ROOT while it settles, No. 2 RISE while it climbs, No. 3 RIPEN while it finishes. The packet tells you which — there is nothing to measure and nothing to remember.

The payback · jar it, date it

Week 8 on

It pays you back

First as a room that feels different to walk into. Then, one week at a time, as the harvest. Jar it, date it, and be quietly smug about it — you grew that.

Everything included

Three sachets. The whole pantry.

Pre-measured for one plant, labeled by number and stage. Tear, stir into a watering can, pour. Nothing to weigh and nothing to look up.

  • No. 1

    ROOT

    Weeks 1–3

    Wakes the roots up and settles the plant into its new pot.

  • No. 2

    RISE

    Weeks 3–6

    Feeds the climb — stems, branches, and big healthy leaves.

  • No. 3

    RIPEN

    Weeks 6–9

    Shifts the plant into finishing mode for the final stretch.

Spare sachets ride along in every box, because spills happen.

When something looks off

Most of it is fixable in a week

Leaves drooping the day it arrives
Normal. Three days in a dark box does that. Water it in, keep it out of harsh sun for 48 hours, and check again on day three.
Lower leaves yellowing
Usually thirst or a skipped sachet, not disease. Water deeply, feed on schedule, and give it a week before doing anything drastic.
Tall, thin, floppy stem
It is reaching for light. Move it somewhere brighter and let a small fan blow across it — moving air is what thickens a stem.
Soil still wet after four days
Too much water, too little drainage. Let the top inch dry all the way out before the next can, and make sure the pot actually drains.

Ready when you are

Start with the right plant

Ten questions, ninety seconds, and we will point you at the one that fits your window, your patience, and your thumbs.