Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[Leahs Mom]

Cranberry? Or Lingonberry which some folks call cranberry. I thought cranberry needed wetland.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Cranberry? Or Lingonberry which some folks call cranberry. I thought cranberry needed wetland.

That's only for large scale harvesting. During the growing season the bogs are dry, unless a freeze is possible than they flood them for the night to protect the fruit. They again flood the bogs to harvest. Cranberries don't need to be in water. Cranberries are big here in Wisconsin.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

https://www.hobbyfarms.com/grow-your-own-cranberries/

 

[lazy gardener]

My understanding is that a lot of cranberries are dry harvested, then they flood the bogs to harvest the remainder of the crop. Dry harvest is the better quality, and the wet harvest are used for juice and such.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

My understanding is that a lot of cranberries are dry harvested, then they flood the bogs to harvest the remainder of the crop. Dry harvest is the better quality, and the wet harvest are used for juice and such.

Here everything is wet harvested because it can be done mostly by machine. Dry harvesting would be labor intensive. Ocean spray makes juice and berries in Wisconsin with what they harvest.

 

[henless]

All went well with the chick swap last night. Momma loves her babies!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I've read that holly is poison also.

I know that goats don't like it, at least the ones i had. But the guineas were pecking hell out of my hollies, i finally put chicken wire around the bushes. They ate one poor plant down to just stems. If it were poisonous they should be dead.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Looks like the LEAVES are okay in moderation but the berries aren't.

https://www.poison.org/articles/2014-dec/holly-berries
http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/holly/

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I know that goats don't like it, at least the ones i had. But the guineas were pecking hell out of my hollies, i finally put chicken wire around the bushes. They ate one poor plant down to just stems. If it were poisonous they should be dead.

I've had things eaten around here too that are supposed to be poisonous too. Critters seem to know what they are doing, but I try not to intentionally plants stuff if possible too, just so I don't have to wonder and wait.

 

[GardenTillers44]

Planted 10 thornless blackberries for us in the new bramble bed. Paid homage to the birds by planting 10 Northern Bayberry and 10 Eastern Wahoo by the stream. We had a heavy frost and 26 degrees last night, so we know better than to plant anything sensitive for a couple more weeks. The garden centers around here are selling tomatoes like hotcakes to the newbies and impatients who will be buying them again in a few weeks.