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New products at Dobies

by Sarah - September 13th, 2014.
Filed under: Dobies, New Products.

Dobies just added these new lines

Broccoli Seeds - Purple Sprouting Continuity Mix

Broccoli Seeds – Purple Sprouting Continuity Mix £1.49
TOM SAYS: Crops successionally for up to 6 months of tasty pickings! Enjoy a bountiful supply of succulent, tender spears with a mild flavour that will please most palettes. This traditional favourite, now hailed as a superfood, simply melts in the mouth when steamed or lightly boiled. Sow in May. Harvest October-March. Mix contains the following 3 varieties – Cardinal, Rudolph, Red Arrow.

Brussels Sprout Seeds - Continuity F1 Mix

Brussels Sprout Seeds – Continuity F1 Mix £1.49
Tom says – Enjoy successional harvests from October to February! A mix of vigorous-growing varieties that stand well and perform well on a range of soil types, cropping successionally and ensuring that you have a plentiful supply of crisp, sweet buttons throughout the winter! Varieties in mix – Content F1, Brenden F1, Brigitte F1.

Cauliflower Seeds - Successional Harvest Mix F1

Cauliflower Seeds – Successional Harvest Mix F1 £1.99
Tom says – Enjoy successional harvests from August to October! This mix of F1 varieties, used by professional growers, will provide a good supply of tasty cauliflowers over the late summer/autumn period – so much easier than sowing successionally or putting up with a glut. Performs well on a range of soil types. Varieties in mix – Amsterdam, Brasilia F1, Seoul F1.

Cucumber Seeds - Burpees Bush Champion

Cucumber Seeds – Burpees Bush Champion £1.95
Huge 20-30cm (8-12) cucumbers! Ideal if you have limited space, either in containers or outdoors!Tom says – This superb bush variety grows to only about a third of the size of other varieties, therefore only requiring a third of the space. It’s great for containers and raised beds, producing a bountiful crop of delicious cucumbers.

Runner Bean Seeds - Super Mix

Runner Bean Seeds – Super Mix £3.49
TOM says: Three of the best new generation stringless super runner bean varieties, producing masses of long, tasty pods all summer whatever the weather. And the mix of flower colours makes them extremely ornamental! Mix includes the following varieties (1 packet of each):Moonlight – The world’s first self-pollinating white flowered runner bean – sets well even in poor conditions The original French/Runner bean cross variety introduced in 2011 and already a customer favourite. Long, stringless, tasty pods in profusion and attractive white blossom through the summer.Firestorm – An innovative red-flowered variety which sets huge quantities of delicious, high quality 25cm (10) long pods of exceptional flavour.Tenderstar – Tenderstar has to be tasted to be believed its flavour and tenderness are exceptional. Plants bear a profusion of attractive pink-and-red blooms, and masses of 18-20cm (7-8) long pods are freely produced throughout the summer whatever the weather. The short fleshy pods make preparation for cooking exceptionally easy just top, tail and steam or lightly boil.

Beetroot Seeds - Rainbow Mix

Beetroot Seeds – Rainbow Mix £1.49
TOM SAYS: Unique attractive colour mix. Adds a new dimension to the salad plate, either raw or cooked, and great for making crisps too! Stems and leaves can also be used as salad ingredients. For window box, pots or garden.

Runner Bean - Tenderstar

Runner Bean – Tenderstar £2.99
TOM says: Tenderstar has to be tasted to be believed its flavour and tenderness are exceptional. Plants bear a profusion of attractive pink-and-red blooms, and masses of 18-20cm (7-8) long pods are freely produced throughout the summer whatever the weather. The short fleshy pods make preparation for cooking exceptionally easy just top, tail and steam or lightly boil.

Runner Bean - Firestorm

Runner Bean – Firestorm £2.99
An innovative red-flowered variety which sets huge quantities of delicious, high quality 25cm (10) long pods of exceptional flavour.Toby’s Tip: This new type has a degree of self pollination which means they crop better early and late or when unsuitable weather conditions may mean that bees are in short supply. We are really impressed with the cropping and they look and taste just like a runner bean pods also remain stringless for a long period. Whats more, it is British bred for British conditions.

Leek Seeds - Atal

Leek Seeds – Atal £1.99
Tom says – A pale green summer-cropping leek. Great flavour and uniformity. 8-10 week cropping.