Cranberry
(Vaccinium macrocarpon)
You don't need a bog to grow American cranberries. A sunny, well-drained bed with acidic soil and good moisture content will do. These versatile, nutritious fruits are lovely ornamental, fruiting ground covers. Only 6-8 inches tall, they have dainty evergreen foliage and small pink flowers in spring followed by abundant crops of large, tasty red berries that ripen in fall.
The berries are very flavorful with many, many uses such as being used to make delicious juice and sauces or used in baked goods either fresh, frozen or dried! They are also very nutritious with very high amounts of anti-aging and disease fighting antioxidants. They can even threaded onto a string to use as a beautiful garland for your Christmas decorations!
Cranberries are best grown in acidic loamy soils, high in organic matter with regular irrigation - similar to blueberries. They prefer full to half-day sun and are hardy to -30°F (USDA zone 4). These plants are partially self-fertile (plant with another variety for best production) and should begin to bear fruit 1-2 years after planting, yielding 1-2 pounds of fruit per plant at maturity. Most cranberries require a watery bog to grow in, but our two cultivars are exceptional in that they can thrive out of a watery environment.
The berries are very flavorful with many, many uses such as being used to make delicious juice and sauces or used in baked goods either fresh, frozen or dried! They are also very nutritious with very high amounts of anti-aging and disease fighting antioxidants. They can even threaded onto a string to use as a beautiful garland for your Christmas decorations!
Cranberries are best grown in acidic loamy soils, high in organic matter with regular irrigation - similar to blueberries. They prefer full to half-day sun and are hardy to -30°F (USDA zone 4). These plants are partially self-fertile (plant with another variety for best production) and should begin to bear fruit 1-2 years after planting, yielding 1-2 pounds of fruit per plant at maturity. Most cranberries require a watery bog to grow in, but our two cultivars are exceptional in that they can thrive out of a watery environment.
Pilgrim, Cranberry
$9.00
The brightest red and largest fruited variety. Many of the fruits are larger than a nickel and easy to harvest. The berries ripen late in the season, after most varieties are harvested. The plants are vigorous and are attractive bushy ground covers.
Partially self-fertile (can produce some on it's own, but can produce much more if planted near a different variety of Cranberry).
Stevens, Cranberry
$9.00
This popular cultivar was selected for it's good crops of large fruit which is sweeter than typical cranberries. Perfect for baking, preserves and the iconic cranberry sauce for you Thanksgiving Day dinner!
Partially self-fertile (can produce some on it's own, but can produce much more if planted near a different variety of Cranberry).