cranberries

[plotstoeat]

just acquired a cranberry bush. New plant to me. I have planted it in a large container and plan to keep in cold GH until spring. Any care advice welcome and also propagation.

[plotstoeat]

[Humbug carrot]

Cranberry bushes are bog plants, they are best in constantly moist very acidic soil.
I would advise growing them in a pot with ericaceous compost and water only with rain water. I might even go to the extent of placing the pot on a saucer to keep the compost moist.
When grown commercially at harvesting the fields are flooded and the berries just float off.

[plotstoeat]

Cranberry bushes are bog plants, they are best in constantly moist very acidic soil.
I would advise growing them in a pot with ericaceous compost and water only with rain water. I might even go to the extent of placing the pot on a saucer to keep the compost moist.
When grown commercially at harvesting the fields are flooded and the berries just float off.

Thanks Humbug. Very interesting. I have a lot of Oasis that I put in th bottom of containers and this sounds ideal for cranberries. Should I keep it drier over winter though?

[Humbug carrot]

Probably a safe bet, I suspect they are pretty hardy as they are grown commercially up in Canada so the roots may have to put up with being frozen through winter.

[6sixty]

I am thinking of getting a cranberry, this is good advice, thank you!