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Non-Flowering Stocks
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Posted by Sarah1 Perth - Aust (My Page) on Tue, Jul 5, 05 at 19:22
| Some time ago I planted some stock seedlings. They are just about my most favourite plant (after roses!) because of their lovely perfume and wonderful range of colours. The plants however are not flowering. They have grown beautifully and look very healthy but on close inspection, there isn't even the beginnings of buds. Is it still too early for the flowers or am I doing something wrong? I was looking forward to bringing in armfuls of flowers for the house, but so far my vases are empty! TIA Sarah |
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RE: Non-Flowering Stocks
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| It is the middle of winter. I don't know how early stocks flower in Perth, but here I wouldn't expect anything until late September. |
RE: Non-Flowering Stocks
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My white ones are only just beginning to flower - I am in the south west. These were seedlings planted months ago in early autumn. I would think yours wouldn't be too far away from flowering, mine are a little early I think.
Rach |
RE: Non-Flowering Stocks
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Do you think you could have over-fed them ?
High nitrogen fertilisers will tend to produce leaf at the expense of flowers. Let them go hungry for a while. The other thing to consider is too much shade will give similar results??
R |
RE: Non-Flowering Stocks
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| Even the ones I have in big pots have only one with a touch of colour. It's too early and we have had all that rain this year to make the soil colder plus the cold snap. They will prob flower even better when they do flower. |
RE: Non-Flowering Stocks
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| It should take about 26 weeks for stocks to come into flower some sooner and if cutting only cut the main stem out of the center and leave the rest to grow they can last up to 4 years and like a lot of feed so be generous with it. |
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