Which varieties are worth taking a closer look at if you want to grow lingonberries on your plot

You can not only go to the forest to pick lingonberries, but also collect the healthy berry on your own plot.

The most important thing to deal with if you decide to grow lingonberries is to decide on the variety.

This cheat sheet compiled by the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh will help you with this.

Koralle

Lingonberry of this variety is a compact spherical bush, the height and diameter of which are 30 cm. Koralle blooms twice - in May and July, and bears fruit the same number of times - in July and September.

Red Pearl

The bushes of this variety reach 25 cm in height and have the same diameter. Like Koralle, Red Pearl blooms and bears fruit twice a season.

Erntesegen

The height of the spreading bushes of this variety can reach 40 cm. This variety is the largest-fruited.

If you are interested in low-growing groundcover plants, take a closer look at varieties such as Masovia and Kostroma Pink.

Lingonberry can withstand frosts down to minus 30 degrees and does not require shelter.

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• 10 April 2023

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