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New products at Dobies

by Sarah - September 17th, 2014.
Filed under: Dobies, New Products.

Dobies just added these new products

Seed Potatoes - Lady Christl

Seed Potatoes – Lady Christl £4.49
Colour – pale yellow. Shape – oval. Bulks up quickly as a first early or harvest slightly later as a second early. Good resistance to Potato Eelworm. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Second early variety.Quality Control – following inspection our seed potatoes receive a certification number (see bag label). They are size graded within riddle size 35mm x 60mm to achieve the ideal size, although shape will vary due to season and variety. A final visual examination takes place prior to packing. Note: a 1kg pack of a typical variety should contain over 10 tubers.Order Despatch – Potatoes are sent separately, in specially secure cartons, 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 periods are forecast.

Seed Potatoes - Gemson 1kg

Seed Potatoes – Gemson 1kg £4.49
Colour – white. Shape – round/oval. Has ‘Maris Peer’ in its parentage. Outstanding flavour. Good resistance to powdery scab and blackleg. Second Early variety. Quality Control – following inspection our seed potatoes receive a certification number (see bag label). They are size graded within riddle size 35mm x 60mm to achieve the ideal size, although shape will vary due to season and variety. A final visual examination takes place prior to packing. Note: a 1kg pack of a typical variety should contain over 10 tubers.Order Despatch – Potatoes are sent separately, in specially secure cartons, 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 periods are forecast.

Cyclamen hederifolium Seeds - Winter Cheer

Cyclamen hederifolium Seeds – Winter Cheer £3.99
CHRIS SAYS: I’m sure, like me, you’ll love these cute little pink cyclamen flowers on attractive, marbled foliage. They’ll brighten up your winter! Height 7.5-15cm (3-6). HP – Hardy perennial.

Poppy Seeds - Love Affair Mixed

Poppy Seeds – Love Affair Mixed £1.79
CHRIS SAYS: A stunning blend of flower colours, the majority of which have beautiful picotee flower markings. Love Affair has a long flowering period for this type of poppy. Height 60-70cm (24-28). Flowers July-September. HA/HHA – Hardy annual/Half hardy annual.

Begonia Seeds - Parisienne Trailing Mixed

Begonia Seeds – Parisienne Trailing Mixed £4.99
CHRIS SAYS: Parisienne represents a new direction in begonia breeding in that it is quite unique in having fragrant flowers. This combined with a cascading, trailing habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets and large tubs. It is very showy with large flowers in a host of colours. I thoroughly recommend it! Height 24cm (10). HHA – Half-hardy annual.

Impatiens Dobies Super Hybrid Seeds - Imperial White F1

Impatiens Dobies Super Hybrid Seeds – Imperial White F1 £1.99
Try in tubs or baskets with blue petunias. Height 15cm (6). HHA – Half hardy annual.

Flowering Mixture Seeds - Shade Mix

Flowering Mixture Seeds – Shade Mix £2.49
CHRIS SAYS: Everyone will have a part of the garden subject to shade and it is always a problem what to plant there. Try this specially blended mix to brighten up those shady areas, though do not try to grow in full shade. (Mix contains up to 20 varieties including cornflower, red poppy, ox-eye daisy and lunaria.)Transform your borders easily and quickly! Flowers in just 6 weeks from sowing!

Flowering Mixture Seeds - Butterfly and Bee Mix

Flowering Mixture Seeds – Butterfly and Bee Mix £2.49
CHRIS SAYS: For those who love and want to encourage butterflies and bees into the garden from year to year. Many of us know that our garden pollinators are in danger and if they are not there our vegetable and agricultural crops will not flourish. Our mixture is formulated to suit the insects needs in producing pollen and nectar at the appropriate time in their life cycle. Yet you still get a colourful garden the best of both worlds! (Mix contains up to 20 varieties including cornflower, lavatera, sweet william and lupin).Transform your borders easily and quickly! Flowers in just 6 weeks from sowing!

Flowering Mixture Seeds - Perennial Mix

Flowering Mixture Seeds – Perennial Mix £2.49
CHRIS SAYS: Maybe you have a border you would like to plant up and have flowers year after year? Buying perennial plants can be expensive so why not sow your own! Sow this year and you will have years of colour from rapidly establishing plants. (Mix contains up to 20 varieties including coreopsis, flax, lupin and columbine).Transform your borders easily and quickly! Flowers in just 6 weeks from sowing!