Sweet Potatoes Available Now
I remember a time when we here at Dobies didn’t sell sweet potatoes but we then started to receive requests…
St David’s Day Leeks
Happy St David’s Day to all our Welsh and non-Welsh customers. The 1st of March is the day on which…
Extreme Weather Gardening
Seeds supplied by Dobies of Devon are grown throughout the EU and EEA and the resulting plants manage to cope…
Brussels Sprouts Factoids
Love them or hate them Brussels sprouts are not just for Christmas. These interesting and, some would say, tasty little…
Disease Resistant Veg
Strong healthy veg plants will be more resistant to disease than those that are stressed so do keep them well…
Rob’s Heritage Veg
The 2016 veg range includes Rob’s Heritage Veg, selected by Rob Smith, winner of The Big Allotment Challenge 2015. Rob says “I…
That’s Shallots!
No longer just grown for pickling and eating with a good chunk of bread and cheese, shallots have at last…
Pashley Manor Gardens
Visit Pashley Manor Gardens, on the border of Sussex and Kent, and see a wide range of vegetables grown from…
Savoy Cabbage F1 Rigoleto
I thought I’d share with you an interesting email recently received from a customer giving feedback on her experience of growing…
Blight Free Tomatoes
Many gardeners have at some point suffered the disappointment of their entire season’s tomato crop being devastated by blight. With spores being…