Welcome to the Holme Grown Eastby blog… we will be posting as regularly as possible as we build up the business and get more people involved. Feel free to browse through!

  • Soft Fruit

    The area we used to grow pumpkins last year has been turned into our new soft fruit growing space. We have planted two rows of strawberries – I’m not entirely sure of the variety, but their parent plants have done well in my garden. Ann brought along some that she grew from runners, and I’m…

  • The Orchard

    One of our earliest ideas for Holme Field was to create a community orchard. We are lucky enough to have a gently sloping, south facing field at our disposal. This in many ways, is ideal for an orchard. However, we are at an elevation of about 180 metres above sea level, which is acceptable, but…

  • Polytunnel Build – Part 1

    This weekend we finally started the polytunnel build after a drier spell of weather had allowed the ground to firm up a bit. The aim for the weekend was to get the metal frame up, ready to then tackle doors, screens and cover in Part 2. Jack had already cleared and broadly levelled the area…

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