Sweetcorn Fresh from the Garden
Sweetcorn must be one of the most rewarding crops to grow as the taste of freshly picked cobs is so very much better than anything shop bought. If you haven’t…
Why Grow Grafted Plants?
Why grow grafted plants when a wider range of fruit and vegetables is available to grow from seed or from ordinary plants? The simple answer is to get the best…
Aubergine ‘Meatball’
Aubergine ‘Meatball’ well deserves its place on the cover of our latest catalogue. Our Love the Taste catalogue, featuring a wonderful range of tasty fruit and vegetable plants, should have…
Sweet Potatoes Available Now
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…
St David’s Day Leeks
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…
Brussels Sprouts Factoids
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…
Disease Resistant Veg
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…
Rob’s Heritage Veg
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…
Tomato Blight
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…
Rob Smith Joins the Team
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…