Stock

Growing from seed

Start Stock indoors about 6 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 60 days.

Companion Planting

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  Baby's Breath
  

  Baby's BreathGreat pair

  • ❧Baby's Breath attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids that attack Stock
  • ❧Baby's Breath roots deep while Stock feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Stock acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Baby's Breath
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  Chaytor's Lavender
  

  Chaytor's LavenderGreat pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Caterpillars and more that attack Stock
  • ❧Stock draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender roots deep while Stock feeds near the surface — no competition
• Great pair

  • ❧Hairy Vetch attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Caterpillars and more that attack Stock
  • ❧Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Stock feeds on
  • ❧Stock acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Hairy Vetch

How to grow Stock

1. Sow6 weeks before frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Medium · Height: 50 cm · Soil: Fertile, well-draining, neutral to slightly alkaline