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New products at Dobies

by Sarah - September 12th, 2015.
Filed under: Dobies, New Products.

Dobies just added these new items

Pea (Sugar Pod) Seeds - Shiraz

Pea (Sugar Pod) Seeds – Shiraz £1.99
A burgundy mangetout with a savoury, chestnutty taste. Best eaten raw to keep their colour. Pretty bicoloured flowers and flat purple pods that are best picked young and eaten raw, steamed or stir-fried. Good resistance to powdery mildew and good tolerance to downy mildew.

Cress Seeds - Curled

Cress Seeds – Curled £0.99
Ready in just 6-8 days! Can be grown indoors all the year round. Sow on moist tissue paper and cover with glass or paper until seed germinates. To mature with mustard sow two days in advance. Harvest January-December.

Coleus Seeds - Kong Mixed

Coleus Seeds – Kong Mixed £1.99
Toby says: Dont mess with this one – a breeding breakthrough has created the king of coleus! The huge beefy plants are fast growing and boast leaves up to 30cm long! For sunny, sheltered patios, greenhouse or conservatory. Height 38cm (15). Flowers June-October. HHP/GP – Half hardy perennial/Greenhouse perennial.Some leaves upto 30cm longBright, showy leaf patternsFast growingFor sunny, sheltered patios or window boxes

Tomato Seeds - Garnet

Tomato Seeds – Garnet £1.99
Toby says: Huge yields of tasty cherry fruits are a distinctive reddish-orange, with dark green shoulders, growing on long, elegant trusses. Fruits ripen uniformly with heavy yields of up to 150 flavourful cherries per plant. Plants have a strong, robust growth habit and are disease resistant. (Cordon variety – one stem grown by pinching off side-shoots as they appear, needs staking and tying in.) Harvest July-October.

Onion (Spring) Seeds - Red & White Mix

Onion (Spring) Seeds – Red & White Mix £1.99
A mix of red and white spring onion varieties – fast-maturing onions with excellent flavour to liven up summer salads. Sow successionally for continued cropping.

Coreopsis Seeds - Incredible Mixed

Coreopsis Seeds – Incredible Mixed £1.69
Toby says: Incredible by name, incredible by nature! This mix boasts the widest range of colours available, and the flowers have contrasting dark centres. The tall, open plants sway in the breeze, and the flowers are ideal for cutting. Height 1.2m (4). Flowers July-mid October (Year 1), June-August (Year 2).Easy to grow – can be sown directFlowers have contrasting dark centresTall, open plants that sway in the breeze

Begonia Seeds - Spacemaster Mix

Begonia Seeds – Spacemaster Mix £1.49
Toby says: This is a semperflorens type with big 3-4cm diameter blooms. The large, spreading plants make it an economical way to fill a border, with 40% less plants required than normal size begonias. Super in hanging baskets and containers too. The green foliage turns bronze towards autumn. Height 31-40cm (12-16). HHA/HHP – Half hardy annual/Half hardy perennial.Save money on plants!Semperflorens type (blooms 3-4cm diameter)Green foliage turns bronze towards autumnPerfect pots, baskets and borders

Sunflower Seeds - Giraffe

Sunflower Seeds – Giraffe £1.99
Toby says: Wow! Now we have a really giant sunflower! Giraffe was bred by RHS committee member Victoria Wakefield following years of selection to find the tallest sunflower for UK growing conditions. Ideal for a sunny wall or fence and definitely the one to grow for the kids in any tallest sunflower competitions! Height 520cm (17′) – and why not try and go beyond Flowers July-September. HA – Hardy annual.Easy to grow and a real favourite with children. Flowers like very large daisies with brightly coloured petals. Pollen-free varieties are ideal for hayfever sufferers and for cutting. Use petals and seeds in salads and cakes.

Pepper Chilli Seeds - Zimbabwe Black

Pepper Chilli Seeds – Zimbabwe Black £2.99
Unusual purple-stained foliage and colourful chillies which ripen from dark purple to bright red give Zimbabwe Black a striking appearance. 350,000-400,000 SHU rating (SHU – Scoville heat units).

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