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New products at Dobies

by Sarah - August 15th, 2011.
Filed under: Dobies, New Products.

Dobies added loads of new products

Garlic Purple Wight (semi-hardneck type) 2 Bulbs

Garlic Purple Wight (semi-hardneck type) 2 Bulbs £4.25
A good garlic that is earlier than Solent Wight being ready to lift from mid June. Has an attractive purple striped skin containing strong tasting cloves. Stores well until the end of the year. 2 bulbs (5-8 cloves per bulb). The sections or cloves of each bulb should be separated and planted just below the soil surface early October-late December. Space rows 15-20cm (6-8″) apart and allow 10cm (4″) between cloves. Lift and dry the plants, as with onions, once the foliage turns yellow in July. Full growing instructions included. October 2011 An essential kitchen ingredient! Garlic has become an essential part of many kitchen gardens as our food tastes have changed and its health benefits have become more widely known (it lowers blood pressure, fat and cholesterol levels and combats bacterial, fungal and viral infections). It’s easy to grow, needing much the same care as onions and shallots and given just an average summer, a good crop can be achieved in most of the country.

Onion Senshyu Yellow 250g Pack

Onion Senshyu Yellow 250g Pack £3.45
An extremely popular Japanese over-wintering onion, reliably producing a heavy crop of semi-globe-shaped, straw-coloured bulbs of excellent quality, which should be ready to harvest in early July. Full growing instructions included.Choose a well-drained sunny position where the soil is reasonably good. Plant by setting the onion sets 10cm (4″) apart in rows 30cm (12″) apart from mid September to early November so that only the tips of the small bulbs show above the soil surface. 250g of onion sets (approximately 62 sets) will plant a row of about 5.7m (19′). Full growing instructions included. Mid September/October HEALTH BENEFITS: Onions are one of civilisation’s oldest medicines. Anti-asthmatic, anti-bacterial, antiseptic. Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels.If you have some sets left over once rows have been planted you can set them close together in a short row and pull as salad onions in spring.When leaves turn yellow next summer, partially ease the bulbs out of the soil with a fork – this speeds the ripening process before harvesting.

Onion Sets Radar 250g Pack

Onion Sets Radar 250g Pack £3.45
A very popular over-wintered onion which gives superb pale to mid brown skinned onions from mid July. The round bulbs have firm flesh with a delicious mild taste and will keep until autumn. Green bulbs can be pulled from the garden from late May. Full growing instructions included.Choose a well-drained sunny position where the soil is reasonably good. Plant by setting the onion sets 10cm (4″) apart in rows 30cm (12″) apart from mid September to early November so that only the tips of the small bulbs show above the soil surface. 250g of onion sets (approximately 62 sets) will plant a row of about 5.7m (19′). Mid September/October HEALTH BENEFITS: Onions are one of civilisation’s oldest medicines. Anti-asthmatic, anti-bacterial, antiseptic. Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels.If you have some sets left over once rows have been planted you can set them close together in a short row and pull as salad onions in spring.When leaves turn yellow next summer, partially ease the bulbs out of the soil with a fork – this speeds the ripening process before harvesting.

Solidago Crown of Rays 1 Plant

Solidago Crown of Rays 1 Plant £4.95
This clump-forming perennial will light up your borders with its masses of tiny bright yellow flowers. It’s tolerant of poor, dry soils, and is loved by bees and butterflies. Remove dead flowers to encourage re-blooming. Flowers July-September. Height 60cm (2′). Full growing instructions included. Late August July-September

Apple Braeburn (Clone Helena) - Bare Root Tree 1 Tree

Apple Braeburn (Clone Helena) – Bare Root Tree 1 Tree £17.95
Crisp and juicy Braeburn is one of the best-selling apples in Britain and can now (thanks to this clone) be grown very successfully in the UK, where the climate is particularly suitable. Helena is 10 days earlier than other Braeburns making it particularly good in gardens. Pick from mid October and store for up to 4 months without losing the superb crisp texture!(Britain has the best climate in the world for growing apples of the highest quality. Warm, summer days and cool summer evenings ensure that they develop excellent flavour and colour.) Our apples are grafted onto M26 rootstock which produces easy-to-control, semi-dwarf trees with medium vigour – absolutely ideal for the garden, as you can easily reach to prune, spray and pick those luscious fruits! Full growing instructions included.

Blackberry Navaho (super sweet) 1 Plant

Blackberry Navaho (super sweet) 1 Plant £17.95
You don’t need a big space to grow a bumper crop of blackberries! Navaho has an upright, self-supporting habit which makes it ideal for smaller areas of the garden or even for growing up a wigwam of canes in a container on the patio. The large, aromatic, super-sweet blackberries are produced in abundance from mid July until the end of September. Plus its virtually thornless for easy picking and shows good resistance to disease, making it very easy to grow! Supplied in a 13cm pot. Full growing instructions included.

Velcro Plant Tie Tape

Velcro Plant Tie Tape £2.50
The ‘kind and gentle to your plants’ alternative to wire. Self-gripping so there are no awkward knots. A soft lining ensures tie does not cut into stems. Fully adjustable as foliage grows. Simply cut the length of tape you need from the reel – no waste. Perfect for staking, training and securing. 9.1m (30′) reel.

Bird Value Pack

Bird Value Pack £24.99
2kg Wild Bird Food/1.25kg Black Sunflower Seeds/1kg Peanut granules/1kg Suet pellets with berries/100g Mealworms/6 FatballsThis fabulous starter pack will provide you with most of the bird food needed to encourage the wild birds into your garden this winter. We have chosen some of the bird’s favourite food in this pack, all are both highly nutritious and high in fats and calories that birds need so badly through the long cold winter months. N.B. Netting must be removed from fat balls before offering to birds. 14 Days

Cup Bird Feeders

Cup Bird Feeders £12.50
Designed for use amidst your garden border plants, these colourful cup feeders not only bring colour to your winter garden, but also provide a handy receptacle for bird food. Made from powder coated steel, with an elegant curved stem (in 3 sections which easily screw together), integral anchor disc, with drainage holes at the base of the cup. Overall height 69cm (27″).

Plus…

22 products from Gardening Equipment
6 products from Onion Sets and Shallots
5 products from Fruit Trees and Bushes
2 products from Perennial Plants