





Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Zinnia elegans

Zinnia elegans

Zinnia elegans

Cosmos bipinnatus

Matthiola incana

Antirrhinum majus

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Zinnia elegans

Limonium sinuatum

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Zinnia elegans

Helianthus annuus

Antirrhinum majus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Limonium sinuatum
Two things are most important when growing Stock.
First, even though it is a summer flower, Stock grows in lower temperatures (15 - 20 °C). Therefore, it blooms in spring and autumn. Growing Stock during the summer isn't really possible.
Second, the term double flowering often appears with Stock; for example, the Katz series is 50% double flowering. Effectively, this means only 50% of the plants will be double flowering. Seedlings can be selected, however, it is a relatively complex process and in the past, we didn't have much success with it at the farm. Therefore, we find it best to count on the fact that some Stock will bloom as single flowers and to cleverly incorporate those into bouquets.
We always start Stock indoors. Sow 1 seed per cell in a seed tray. Sow on the surface of the substrate and cover with a layer of vermiculite.
At a temperature of 20 - 22 °C, Stock germinates in 3 - 5 days. Be careful, conversely, too high a temperature (over 25 °C) reduces germination in Stock.
Stock spends 4 - 5 weeks in the seed tray before growing into a seedling that you can plant in the bed.
We recommend hardening off Stock seedlings before transplanting. Move them outside (outside the window) even with the seed tray so they are exposed to outdoor conditions. During hardening off, the seedlings strengthen beautifully and will then tolerate transplanting better.
Attention, we do not pinch Stock! We offer (so far) only single-stem varieties (Katz, Iron) and pinching would cause the Stock not to bloom. Stock is therefore grown as single-stemmed, i.e., 1 seed = 1 plant = 1 stem.
Because Stock is grown as single-stemmed, a more intensive spacing is used. Seedlings are planted 12 cm apart. Here, we have beds 90 cm wide and so we plant a total of 7 rows per bed and in the row, the seedlings are 12 cm apart.
With Stock, it is most important to remember that they need lower temperatures (ideally 15 - 20 °C). Therefore, if you grow Stock in a polytunnel, don't forget to ventilate regularly and try to keep the temperature below 20 °C.
Even though Stock does not react to day length, higher temperatures and longer days can cause premature flowering in Stock. This is, by the way, why it is challenging to grow Stock in summer. It will bloom for you but will be barely 15 cm tall.
Water the bed thoroughly after transplanting. Maintain regular watering for Stock so they root properly and grow in height at the same time. Don't forget to fertilize regularly. As soon as the Stock starts to bloom, you can reduce watering.
If you are a professional and grow Stock for cutting, we recommend support, or netting, which the Stock will grow through. Without support, it can otherwise happen that the stems will be bent and otherwise twisted. For beautifully straight stems, netting is a necessity.
If you grow Stock for cutting, it is harvested with the roots. Simply pull the whole plant out of the bed.
We offer a total of three series of Stock that have proven themselves at our farm and we like growing them.
More robust stems, more delicate, but ultimately higher quality, higher percentage of double flowers compared to the Katz series.
Very early Stock, simple to grow, we recommend it to everyone starting with growing summer Stock.
Great cultivar, which offers a wider color palette compared to the Cheerful series. Very simple to grow, survives temperature fluctuations, irregular watering. We recommend for beginners.
The information given is based on our experience, please use it as a guide only. Times may vary depending on the season, climate, location, sowing and transplanting dates and possibly also the conditions in the greenhouse/greenhouse. We always recommend testing how the plant performs in your conditions. Please do not take this as a guarantee.






The product can be found in the following collections.





Seed Collection
A collection of our most favorite stocks! You will find simple species to grow in it like the Cheerful series or Katz series,…

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Daucus carota

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Centaurea cyanus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Saponaria vaccaria

Nigella damascena

Centaurea cyanus

Centaurea cyanus

Zinnia elegans

Helianthus annuus

Delphinium consolida

Limonium sinuatum

Centaurea cyanus