Tag: Vegetables

Planting autumn garlic from October to January will provide you with a crop from May to July next year. A member of the onion family, garlic is a staple of…

With the 21st June being the longest day this is a month of wonderfully long daylight hours, warmth and sunshine. Ideal conditions for plants to grow strongly. The flower garden…

We all know that growing your own vegetables in your own veg patch or allotment is a rewarding achievement, and you can’t beat the taste of homegrown vegetables straight from…

Much of what we grow is best eaten fresh. Often, cherry tomatoes or sugar snap peas don’t even make it as far as the kitchen, and ripe sweetcorn cobs go…

National Gardening Week celebrates the greatest aspects of gardening and raises awareness annually. National Gardening Week 2023 will soon be in full swing – and we’re all about encouraging Britain’s…

Encouraging your children to garden is not always easy but is a great way to introduce them to nature and for them to interact and learn about the environment around…

Keeping our vegetable gardens or allotments alive and thriving during the worst that summer can throw at it can feel like a battle. With UK temperatures hitting record highs during…

Virtual RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 has arrived, and Dobies brings you floral inspiration with our Group’s ‘Plant of the Year’ award nominees for 2021! This year, the RHS Chelsea…

For Kitchens & Gardens Composting is the perfect way to assist the health of your soil and it’s a great way to ensure nothing is wasted. Compost bins have also…

With the events of 2020 following into the beginning of 2021, this year we all continue to spend more time at home and in our gardens. Our skills in the…