Slips in pots is a gardening technique used to propagate plants. It involves taking a cutting from an existing plant and placing it in a pot filled with soil. The cutting will then take root and grow into a new plant. The terms CHITS and IOUS are related to this technique. CHITS refers to the cuttings taken from the parent plant, while IOUS refers to the young plants that have been propagated from the cuttings.