A plant growth system is provided in which an irrigation device provides water and/or nutrients to a plant growth substrate. The plant growth substrate comprises a man-made vitreous fibre (MMVF) slab (1) and a single MMVF block (2) on a first surface of the MMVF slab. The MMVF slab comprises a drain hole (3) which is disposed at one end of the surface, and the irrigation device (6) provides water and/or nutrients to the substrate at a position more than 50% of the length of the slab away from the drain hole. This improves the control of water an nutrients in the slab as a whole.