Cut flowers

Stock for cutting: best soil mix and feeding guide

Stock for cutting is in Living Soil's Cut flowers group. Flowers grown in beds or pots for cutting. Its guide gathers what published references say about soil pH, feeding, spotting problems and cautions, with 2 mixes that suit it.

What the stock for cutting guide covers

Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.

Soil pH1
Feeding1
Spotting problems5
Cautions2

The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.

Mixes that suit stock for cutting

Raised bed fill

A solid raised bed fill with plenty of body and a modest boost of organic richness. Pair it with a soil test, which tells you what your bed still needs.

Rich raised bed fill

A far richer bed fill, packed with organic matter that feeds the soil life. Sources disagree on how rich a bed should be, and the app shows both views.

Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.

Good to know

Also known as: cut stock and ten week stock

Questions

What is the best soil for stock for cutting?

Living Soil lists 2 mixes that suit stock for cutting, each from a published reference. They include Raised bed fill and Rich raised bed fill. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.

Is the stock for cutting guide free?

Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.

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