In Praise of Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes are the tiny, sometimes grape-sized, tomatoes much loved by adults and children alike. They tend to be sweeter than other types and are suitable for adding whole to…
Tiger Nuts: The Easy to Grow Superfood
When Is a Nut Not a Nut? When It’s a Tiger Nut! Despite containing the word nut in its name, Tiger Nuts are not actually nuts but rather the tubers…
Blight Resistant Tomatoes – Crimson Crush
Back in 2015 we launched a revolution in blight resistant tomatoes – Crimson Crush. Many allotment holders and gardeners had long since stopped growing outdoor tomatoes due to the disappointment…
Dobies Gardening Quiz Answers
Here’s hoping you enjoyed a special Christmas and found time to complete the 2016 Dobies Gardening Quiz. Interested to know how well you did? Then checkout the answers below and…
Dobies Christmas Gardening Quiz
The Dobies Christmas Gardening Quiz is perfect for when there’s nothing on the TV and its too cold to go for a walk. Just settle down in a comfy chair…
Hellebores Niger, The Christmas Rose
Hellebores must be one of the very best winter plants. With tough, evergreen leaves they simply shrug off frost and snow and push up their stunning flowers regardless.
Dobies Group Scheme Offers Discounts
Dobies Group Scheme offers generous discounts to allotment groups, garden clubs and societies Members of amateur gardening clubs can benefit from the generous discounts offered by the Dobies Group Scheme.…
Rhubarb, Rhubarb, Rhubarb!3
Rhubarb is almost indestructible and once established will become your most reliable cropping spring vegetable. Because it so often eaten as a pud we tend to think of rhubarb as…
Dobies Vegetable Garden Planner
Dobies Vegetable Garden Planner is the best way to plan your vegetable garden or allotment. Those wet days when you know it’s best to keep off the garden are the…
Overwintering Dahlias
Overwintering dahlias is worth doing correctly to ensure that next year you can again enjoy the colourful blooms. Dependant on whereabouts you live your dahlias are probably looking pretty untidy…