Dobies Blog

Gardening remains a highly popular hobby across the UK. No matter how much or how little space people have they enjoy creating and maintaining their patch, be it several acres…

Many allotment holders and gardeners have long since stopped growing outdoor tomatoes, mainly because they have suffered the disappointment of seeing their entire season’s tomato crop devastated by blight. Blight…

We’re delighted to welcome Rob Smith to the Dobies team. You’ll know Rob as winner of BBC2’s Big Allotment Challenge and will be hearing a lot from him over the…

I’m sure several of you will have visited a Village Show at some time over the summer and strolled round the horticultural tent, perhaps thinking “wow” and occasionally “mine at…

As summer crops are harvested and cleared the time has arrived for planning and ordering vegetables to grow and harvest over the winter months.

Not too long ago Kale, or Borecole, was considered only fit for feeding to cattle but recently its popularity has grown so that it has now reached the dizzy heights…

Down here in lovely Devon we have no shortage of wonderful gardens to visit when wanting a stroll and some inspiration. RHS Rosemoor Garden is probably is the brightest of…

No longer just grown for pickling and eating with a good chunk of bread and cheese, shallots have at last been recognised as a fine vegetable worthy of space in…

Visit Pashley Manor Gardens, on the border of Sussex and Kent, and see a wide range of vegetables grown from seed supplied by Dobies of Devon. For many years Dobies…

Dobies of Devon has just launched a range of crates that are ideal for growing vegetables, flowers and fruit. These handsome rustic crates are designed for use where growing space…