overplant

verb

over·​plant ˌō-vər-ˈplant 

overplanted; overplanting

transitive + intransitive

1

: to plant too densely or excessively

took care not to overplant the daffodils

an overplanted garden

You can even overplant and remove the unwanted plants when they have grown too big.

—Kay Montgomery

also : to plant in excess of market demand or prescribed quotas

farmers accused of overplanting corn

… overplanted and have more crop than there is demand for …

—Brad Lendon

2

: to plant on top of another plant or crop

I overplant the bulbs with an open, evergreen ground cover …

—C. Colston Burrell

… when the foliage dies down, you know more or less where they are and can overplant with summer annuals. Or, once you plant the bulbs, you can overplant immediately with pansies.

—Margot Rochester

Examples of overplant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Be patient and don’t overplant. —Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1