How to Plant Spring Bulbs
The appearance of early spring flowers is when many of us breathe a sigh of relief. The dark days of…
What Dobies Seed Was Being Sown and Grown in 1975?
This week a copy of the 1975 Dobies Seed catalogue landed on my desk. Found by someone clearing the home…
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…
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…
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…
Dobies Vegetable Garden Planner
Dobies Vegetable Garden Planner is the best way to plan your vegetable garden or allotment. Those wet days when you…
Planning Ahead
With summer not yet underway it may seem too early but gardening is all about planning ahead and now really…
Aubergine Meatball
Aubergine Meatball well deserves its place on the cover of our latest catalogue. Our Love the Taste catalogue, featuring a…
Herbs for Hens
Longer days mean that those of us lucky enough to be keeping hens in our gardens and on allotments will…
Scotch Bonnets for Easter
Scotch bonnets are possibly of more interest to our customers than Easter bonnets so let’s have a look at this…