Cranberries In the South

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Zebbie Barnesville, GA May 20, 2006

Many thanks to Pete and Sarah who helped me to understand a while back what are REAL cranberries vs. "Cranberry" bushes.

I hope no one minds if I place another cranberry question as a new thread.

Has anyone on the list grown cranberries in the South? Even if someone tried and was unsuccessful, I'd sure appreciate any info -- so we'd know whether to invest the money and labor into attempting this.

Cordially,
Zeb

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scottfsmith Baltimore, MD May 22, 2006

Do you mean the real ones? They really dislike heat so forget it. I am growing about 30 different sorts of fruit and my only real failure was cranberries. I tried three different batches of plants before giving up. I tried 6 hours morning sun (protecting from hot afternoon sun) -- failure. I tried shady areas -- failure. The one option I did not try was a place with ~3 hours morning sun; I had run out of steam, but it would have been worth trying.
Scott

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Zebbie Barnesville, GA May 22, 2006

Scott

Thanks SO much for letting me know your cranberry experiences. After reading your info, if we decide to go ahead with this -- we will do so on a limited, experimental basis with LOW expectations...just a couple of plants and not a heavy investment and will try somewhere with lmited morning sun, but not in the shade.

Very kind of you to take the time to share your experiences.

Cordially,
Zeb

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