Cranberry is a perennial that provides tasty and healthy vitamin-rich berries.
If desired, this crop can be grown on your own plot.
The requirements that cranberries have for their growing location are not great: the main thing is that the area is well lit and the pH level in the root zone is between 3.5 and 5 units.
According to gardeners who have been harvesting berries from their bushes for several years, planting cranberries in permanent raised beds is effective.
Before you start planting, the soil should be loosened using a flat cutter. The next step is to form planting holes, which must be filled with high-quality loose lowland peat with the addition of mineral fertilizer intended for acid-loving crops (for hydrangeas, blueberries, etc.).
If you are dealing with closed root seedlings, press the seedling cups tightly around the perimeter before removing the plants from the packaging. It is important to ensure that the suction roots are not damaged.
Then you should carefully separate the root system at the base and place the cranberries in a pre-prepared planting hole at the same level as the soil.
Keep an eye on the distance: there should be a gap of approximately 30–35 cm from the edge of the bed.
After this, it is necessary to compact the soil around the seedling and water it thoroughly. In the evening, it is recommended to spray the planted plants with an adaptogen solution.
Do not ignore such a procedure as mulching: by covering the root zone, the plants will be protected from freezing, exposure to pathogens and attacks by pests. In addition, this way you will increase the resistance of cranberry seedlings to negative external influences.
Wood remains of coniferous trees, which contain a lot of natural mycorrhiza, are suitable as a covering material for planted cranberry seedlings.
In autumn, you can additionally insulate the soil under the cranberries using sphagnum moss.
