Wondering what all the other gardeners are buying this week at Dobies? These are some of the best sellers so you can see people are looking to see what they can be planting now! You could be planting some winter lettuce or some spring bulbs!

Beetroot Boltardy Seeds – Triplepack Average Seeds 1110 – Triplepack (SAVE 65p!) £1.90
Resistant to bolting (running to seed), of rich colour and quality and can be sown earlier than any other variety. Award of Garden Merit. Globe variety. Maturing 12-16 weeks from sowing. Variety trialled, tested and recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. Choose a sunny spot and sow seed thinly outdoors in drills (straight shallow grooves) made 30cm (12″) apart and then covered with about 1.25cm (½”) of soil. For general use, sow at regular intervals late April-early June. Thin out seedlings to 5-7.5cm (2-3″) apart. Harvest June-December. Row 7.5m (25′). Triplepack – Row 22.5m (75′). Twist tops to remove – cutting induces ‘bleeding’. HEALTH BENEFITS: Known to boost the body’s immune system. Roots rich in potassium and folate plus some vitamin C (Anti-ageing, wound healing, decreasing blood cholesterol and prevention of infections. Assists the body in absorbing iron). Tops rich in beta carotene, calcium and iron. COOKING HINTS: Retain leaf stalk and root. Boil from ¾ to 2 hours (depending on size) in salted water. Remove skin and cool for fresh use or pickling. Boiling can actually increase the nutrient value, pickling reduces it. Use tops of young roots as for spinach.

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If you’d like to grow some it’s very simple – Beetroot seeds on Thompson and Morgan
Sowing Instructions for beetroot
Sow seeds March to July. Sow seeds thinly, 1cm (½in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart. Prefers well drained, moist, rich soil.
Growing Instructions for beetroot
Thin seedlings to 5cm (2in) apart for ‘baby beets’ when large enough to handle, or 7cm (3in) for larger, heavier cylindrical roots.
Harvesting beetroots
Beets can be stored by lifting the remaining roots; twisting off the tops and storing in boxes of slightly damp sand in a frost-free shed or garage.

Beetroot seeds at Thompson and Morgan
Alto F1 Hybrid
Bietola da Orto Paonazza d’Egitto
Bolivar – Duchy Originals
Globe : Albina Vereduna
Globe : Boltardy
Globe : Boro F1 – Organic
Globe : Burpee’s Golden
Globe : Chioggia Pink
Globe : Detroit 2 : Crimson Globe
Globe : Detroit 6 : Rubidus
Globe : Kestrel F1 Hybrid
Globe : Red Ace F1 Hybrid
Globe : Wodan F1 Hybrid
Pablo F1 Hybrid
Solo F1 Hybrid

What you could be planting right now – buy these seeds at Suttons

It’s not to late to put seeds in so why not check out this great list of seeds from Suttons.

Beetroot Boltardy Seeds – For use in summer and autumn make successional sowings
of suitable varieties from late April to July

Resistant to bolting and recommended for early sowing.

Price £1.30

Sunflower Giant Yellow Seeds grows up to 9ft tall! Fun for kids to grow and
for the birds (or humans) to eat the seeds!

Grow the tallest Sunflower!

Price £1.55

Salad Onion White Lisbon Seeds – delicious spring onions. Easy to grow

Has a mild flavour and grows quickly

Price £1.30

Cosmea Sonata Dwarf Mix Seeds

For bedding or large pots.

Price £1.75

Courgette F1 Defender Seeds – for delicious summer veg

Compact and heavy cropping!

Price £2.45

Leucanthemum Snow Lady Plants  – Flowering: May-September

Masses of blooms like a carpet of snow!

Price £7.95

Geum Queen of Orange Plants – very bright

Popular cottage garden plants

Price £6.95

Primrose F1 Suttons Select Mix Plants

Masses of vibrant blooms.

Price £15.95