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Sweet Potatoes Available Now

March 16, 2016

I remember a time when we here at Dobies didn’t sell sweet potatoes but we then started to receive requests from customers and so, after some research, we listened and…

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Indian Marigold Kushi Mix

March 9, 2016

Mention Indian Marigold to many people and the conversation will turn to exotic hotels or cheap rubber gloves, but it is the flower that this blog will focus on.

Vegetables

St David’s Day Leeks

March 1, 2016

Happy St David’s Day to all our Welsh and non-Welsh customers. The 1st of March is the day on which St David is remembered, the Celtic monk who spread Christianity…

Potatoes, Garlic & Onions

Exhibition Onions

December 8, 2015

Traditionally exhibition onions are sown on Boxing Day so if you are brave enough to have a go then you need to be ordering your seed now. Onions are one…

Vegetables

Brussels Sprouts Factoids

December 3, 2015

Love them or hate them Brussels sprouts are not just for Christmas. These interesting and, some would say, tasty little veggies have been around for centuries and show no sign…

Houseplants

Festive Houseplants

November 17, 2015

Christmas flowering houseplants bring the outside in at a time when most gardens are out of bounds. The lack of colour in our gardens at this time of year makes…

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Preparing for Winter

November 10, 2015

November gardening is all about maintenance and preparing for the winter months ahead. Although November can be a wet foggy month there will hopefully still be a few decent days…

General Vegetables

Disease Resistant Veg

November 3, 2015

Strong healthy veg plants will be more resistant to disease than those that are stressed so do keep them well watered, weed free, regularly fed and also well-spaced to allow…

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Rob’s Cut Flower Range

October 22, 2015

We’re delighted to have Rob Smith, winner of The Big Allotment Challenge 2015 on the team. Rob’s love of veg led to the development of a new heritage veg range…

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Rob’s Heritage Veg

October 6, 2015

The 2016 veg range includes Rob’s Heritage Veg, selected by Rob Smith, winner of The Big Allotment Challenge 2015. Rob says “I have a real passion for heritage veg. These…

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