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New products at Dobies

by Sarah - February 5th, 2010.
Filed under: Dobies, New Products.

Dobies has these new items today

Trolley Truck
Trolley Truck £29.95
A tough, versatile trolley truck which converts easily from a four wheeled flat bed truck for moving large bulky items to an upright trolley for shifting heavy pots or refuse bags. Made from strong steel tubing with a steel base platform, with two rubber wheels and two castors, and a handle that adjusts to three height positions. Maximum capacity 100kg. Overall size as trolley: 117cm (46″) tall x 44cm (17¼”) wide. Overall size as truck: 79cm (31″) x 64cm (25¼”) long x 44cm (17¼”) wide. Minimum assembly required.

Fito Slug Stoppa Granules 2kg Packs x 3 (get 1 FREE!)
Fito Slug Stoppa Granules 2kg Packs x 3 (get 1 FREE!) £19.00
A 100% natural product that forms a dual action barrier to stop slugs and snails in their tracks. Safe for children, pets and wildlife. Granules form a physical rough barrier and are super absorbent and suck slime and mucous off the slugs, making it impossible for them to move towards the plant. 1kg can protect up to 100 plants for a whole season.
Hollyhock Spring Celebrities Plants Pack of 16 Pot Ready Plants (tray format)
Hollyhock Spring Celebrities Plants Pack of 16 Pot Ready Plants (tray format) £9.95
This lovely new dwarf ‘cottage garden’ variety is great in borders, but equally at home in a pot on the patio, where you can enjoy its stunning double and semi-double blooms at close hand, all summer long! Height 70cm (28″). Full growing instructions included. Mid April All summer long Prefers full sun.
Astrantia Moulin Rouge Pack of 2 Bare Roots
Astrantia Moulin Rouge Pack of 2 Bare Roots £9.95
The modern descendent of one of our oldest cottage garden flowers, Moulin Rouge bears enormous, intense-red pincushion-like flowers on airy stems. Height 50-65cm. Full growing instructions included. Prefers a moisture-retentive soil. Mid February June-September Ideal for beds and borders. Prefers partial shade.
Potato Lady Christl - 3 kg 3 kg
Potato Lady Christl – 3 kg 3 kg £6.95
An excellent first early variety that can be dug around 8 weeks from planting. The smooth creamy tubers are very attractive and are good for exhibition. Freshly dug and boiled there is no finer taste and tubers are firm and waxy. First Early variety. Skin Colour – Yellow. Flesh Colour – Yellow. Uses – new, boil, steam and saute. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Our seed potatoes are inspected by the relevant certifying authority and that number is featured on the bag labels (within riddle size 35mm x 60mm). This eliminates over-large and very small potatoes.Buy 2 or more 3kg packs and SAVE £1.00 per pack which will be deducted from your basket. This reduction applies to any combination of 3kg packs ordered. IMPORTANT – Immediately upon arrival unpack your seed potatoes and keep them in trays in a light, airy, frost free place to sprout prior to planting in March/April. Planting – depth 10cm (4″); spacing in row – 30-40cm (12-16″); width between rows – 70-75cm (28-30″). Soil should be well-worked and rich in humus (farm-yard manure or garden compost). Earth up two to three times as the top grows, to avoid green tubers. Feed with a balanced fertiliser and always keep your potatoes watered well during dry periods to ensure a good crop. IN PATIO CONTAINERS/GROW BAGS: Try Lady Christl, Swift, Maxine, Winston, Anya, Charlotte or most early varieties. We recommend one tuber to a 20 litre pot. In grow bags, reduce length by a third to give more depth and plant 2 tubers to a bag. If growing this way, the compost will need to be well watered. If any potatoes come to the surface, cover with more compost or black plastic to prevent the tubers turning green. 14-21 days, freezing weather may cause delay ORDER DESPATCH – Potatoes are sent separately from your seed order and will be despatched from December onwards, weather permitting. Please note that we monitor weather conditions daily during critical periods and do not despatch when frosty conditions are forecast. 3kg pack will be enough to plant a 10-12m row. HEALTH BENEFITS: A good source of vitamin C (Anti-ageing, wound healing, decreasing blood cholesterol and prevention of infections. Assists the body in absorbing iron) and Potassium (Regulates heart rhythm, nerve impulses and muscle function), protein and fibre.
Cucumber Green Fingers F1 Pot Ready Plants Pack of 5 Pot Ready Plants
Cucumber Green Fingers F1 Pot Ready Plants Pack of 5 Pot Ready Plants £6.95
An early cropping, high yielding baby cucumber that can be grown outdoors or inside. Delicious taste. Powdery mildew resistant. CULTURE: Full growing instructions included. HINTS: HEALTH BENEFITS: Refreshing, (96% water) low in calories.
Potato Swift - 3 kg 3 kg
Potato Swift – 3 kg 3 kg £6.95
The earliest potato in our range which can crop as soon as 7 weeks from planting. The creamy waxy flesh has a delicate sweetish taste and will be much appreciated as the first potatoes of summer! Has a very short top growth which allows closer plantings (10″ apart). Keep well watered and free from weeds to maximise yields. First Early variety. Skin Colour – Cream. Flesh Colour – Cream. Uses – new, boil, steam and mash. Our seed potatoes are inspected by the relevant certifying authority and that number is featured on the bag labels (within riddle size 30mm x 60mm). This eliminates over-large and very small potatoes.Buy 2 or more 3kg packs and SAVE £1.00 per pack which will be deducted from your basket. This reduction applies to any combination of 3kg packs ordered. IMPORTANT – Immediately upon arrival unpack your seed potatoes and keep them in trays in a light, airy, frost free place to sprout prior to planting in March/April. Planting – depth 10cm (4″); spacing in row – 30-40cm (12-16″); width between rows – 70-75cm (28-30″). Soil should be well-worked and rich in humus (farm-yard manure or garden compost). Earth up two to three times as the top grows, to avoid green tubers. Feed with a balanced fertiliser and always keep your potatoes watered well during dry periods to ensure a good crop. IN PATIO CONTAINERS/GROW BAGS: Try Lady Christl, Swift, Maxine, Winston, Anya, Charlotte or most early varieties. We recommend one tuber to a 20 litre pot. In grow bags, reduce length by a third to give more depth and plant 2 tubers to a bag. If growing this way, the compost will need to be well watered. If any potatoes come to the surface, cover with more compost or black plastic to prevent the tubers turning green. 14-21 days, freezing weather may cause delay ORDER DESPATCH – Potatoes are sent separately from your seed order and will be despatched from December onwards, weather permitting. Please note that we monitor weather conditions daily during critical periods and do not despatch when frosty conditions are forecast. 3kg pack will be enough to plant a 10-12m row. HEALTH BENEFITS: A good source of vitamin C (Anti-ageing, wound healing, decreasing blood cholesterol and prevention of infections. Assists the body in absorbing iron) and Potassium (Regulates heart rhythm, nerve impulses and muscle function), protein and fibre.
Potato Kestrel - 3 kg 3 kg
Potato Kestrel – 3 kg 3 kg £6.95
One of the best looking potatoes which always catches the show judges eye for its purple splashed tubers! Has a wonderful old fashioned taste and is particularly good for chips and roast potatoes as it absorbs less fat. Good resistance to slug damage. Second Early variety. Skin Colour – White. Flesh Colour – Cream. Uses – boil, steam, mash, chips, saute, baked and roast. Our seed potatoes are inspected by the relevant authority and that number is featured on the bag labels (within riddle size 35mm x 60mm). This eliminates over-large and very small potatoes.Buy 2 or more 3kg packs and SAVE £1.00 per pack which will be deducted from your basket. This reduction applies to any combination of 3kg packs ordered. IMPORTANT – Immediately upon arrival unpack your seed potatoes and keep them in trays in a light, airy, frost free place to sprout prior to planting in March/April. Planting – depth 10cm (4″); spacing in row – 30-40cm (12-16″); width between rows – 70-75cm (28-30″). Soil should be well-worked and rich in humus (farm-yard manure or garden compost). Earth up two to three times as the top grows, to avoid green tubers. Feed with a balanced fertiliser and always keep your potatoes watered well during dry periods to ensure a good crop. IN PATIO CONTAINERS/GROW BAGS: Try Lady Christl, Swift, Maxine, Winston, Anya, Charlotte or most early varieties. We recommend one tuber to a 20 litre pot. In grow bags, reduce length by a third to give more depth and plant 2 tubers to a bag. If growing this way, the compost will need to be well watered. If any potatoes come to the surface, cover with more compost or black plastic to prevent the tubers turning green. 14-21 days, freezing weather may cause delay ORDER DESPATCH – Potatoes are sent separately from your seed order and will be despatched from December onwards, weather permitting. Please note that we monitor weather conditions daily during critical periods and do not despatch when frosty conditions are forecast. 3kg pack will be enough to plant a 10-12m row. HEALTH BENEFITS: A good source of vitamin C (Anti-ageing, wound healing, decreasing blood cholesterol and prevention of infections. Assists the body in absorbing iron) and Potassium (Regulates heart rhythm, nerve impulses and muscle function), protein and fibre.
Potato Vanessa - 3 kg 3 kg
Potato Vanessa – 3 kg 3 kg £6.95
One of the very few pink skinned earlies and finely flavoured too. Not the earliest of earlies but an excellent cropper. The smooth skin and shallow eyes make it a candidate for the show bench. First Early variety. Skin Colour – Red. Flesh Colour – Cream. Uses – boil, mash and saute. Our seed potatoes are inspected by the relevant certifying authority and that number is featured on the bag labels (within riddle size 35mm x 60mm). This eliminates over-large and very small potatoes.Buy 2 or more 3kg packs and SAVE £1.00 per pack which will be deducted from your basket. This reduction applies to any combination of 3kg packs ordered. IMPORTANT – Immediately upon arrival unpack your seed potatoes and keep them in trays in a light, airy, frost free place to sprout prior to planting in March/April. Planting – depth 10cm (4″); spacing in row – 30-40cm (12-16″); width between rows – 70-75cm (28-30″). Soil should be well-worked and rich in humus (farm-yard manure or garden compost). Earth up two to three times as the top grows, to avoid green tubers. Feed with a balanced fertiliser and always keep your potatoes watered well during dry periods to ensure a good crop. IN PATIO CONTAINERS/GROW BAGS: Try Lady Christl, Swift, Maxine, Winston, Anya, Charlotte or most early varieties. We recommend one tuber to a 20 litre pot. In grow bags, reduce length by a third to give more depth and plant 2 tubers to a bag. If growing this way, the compost will need to be well watered. If any potatoes come to the surface, cover with more compost or black plastic to prevent the tubers turning green. 14-21 days, freezing weather may cause delay ORDER DESPATCH – Potatoes are sent separately from your seed order and will be despatched from December onwards, weather permitting. Please note that we monitor weather conditions daily during critical periods and do not despatch when frosty conditions are forecast. 3kg pack will be enough to plant a 10-12m row. HEALTH BENEFITS: A good source of vitamin C (Anti-ageing, wound healing, decreasing blood cholesterol and prevention of infections. Assists the body in absorbing iron) and Potassium (Regulates heart rhythm, nerve impulses and muscle function), protein and fibre.