Stonecrop

Growing from seed

Start Stonecrop indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 21 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 120 days.

Companion Planting

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  Hairy Vetch
  

  Hairy VetchExcellent pair

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

  SainfoinExcellent pair

  • ❧Sainfoin attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Stonecrop
  • ❧Sainfoin fixes nitrogen in the soil that Stonecrop feeds on
  • ❧Sainfoin roots deep while Stonecrop feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Ornamental Allium
  Excellent pair

  • ❧Ornamental Allium attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Stonecrop
  • ❧Stonecrop acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Ornamental Allium
  • ❧Stonecrop draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Stonecrop

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates21 days
3. Space45 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~120 days

Water: Low · Height: 45 cm · Soil: Well-draining, poor to average — drought-tolerant