Crop Rotation Group
Brassicas (Cabbage family)
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Soil
Fertile, well-drained soil enriched with compost.
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Position
Full sun.
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Frost tolerant
Stock can tolerate cool temperatures but cannot be allowed to freeze. It is best grown as an annual.
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Feeding
Drench plants with a liquid organic fertilizer in early summer, a month or so after setting them out.
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Companions
Stock is grown for its fragrance, so it is a good plant for containers or outdoor sitting areas.
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Spacing
Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum)
Rows: 5" (15cm) with 5" (15cm) row gap (minimum)
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Sow and Plant
Sow seeds of night-scented stock where you want the plants to grow in spring. In cool summer climates, more seeds can be planted in late spring and early summer to replenish the supply of plants. Where summers are hot, try growing night-scented stock as a fast-growing fall flower.
Our Garden Planning Tool can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
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Notes
Night-scented stocks are grown more for their fragrance than for the pink to purple flowers on thin stems. Fast to grow from seed to bloom, stocks make good little fillers to grow among showier plants. They are at their best in cool weather.
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Harvesting
Stems make good short-lived cut flowers for flower arrangements.
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Troubleshooting
Night-scented stock plants are short-lived by nature, and they have little tolerance for hot weather. All stocks can be injured by insect pests of the cabbage family.
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