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Intensely spicy-sweet fragrant spikes in pink, white, red, and purple. Best fragrance in the evening. Pinch out single-stemmed plants early for branching and more blooms.
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
vegetable
A fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Stock
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps, Ground beetles to keep them in check — plant Hairy VetchExcellent, SainfoinExcellent and Alsike CloverGreat nearby.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.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Water: Medium · Height: 50 cm · Soil: Fertile, well-draining, neutral to slightly alkaline
Aleyrodidae
A puff of white when you brush the leaf, and stickiness underneath.
These three thrive alongside Stock — and alongside each other.
