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How to Acidify Your Soil

2022/02/15

Blueberries for example require lower soil pH, or acidity, than is required by crops such as raspberries, corn, forage grass and vegetables. Typically, highbush blueberries must have soil pH between 4.5 and 5.5. If your soil test shows a higher pH, what can be done to decrease it?

Cranberry Girdler Control

2021/07/13

Like Blackheaded Fireworm and Tipworm, Girdler can cause significant damage in cranberry bogs. Adult moths appear in June, flying at night near the surface of the bog.

Watch Out For These Weeds

2021/07/12

Cranberry bogs lend themselves to some weeds that may not be seen in fields of other small fruit plantings. This is because of, perhaps, a slightly more moist environment, a lack of rows and a somewhat wilder setting for fruit production than, say, blueberries and raspberries. Two of these weeds are particularly toxic so you should be aware of them. (October 2016)

Late Season Foliar Applications on Cranberries

2021/07/12

Many perennial fruiting crops benefit from late season foliar nutrient applications. Cranberries are a good example of a crop that shows significant benefits such as reduced winter stress and improved early plant development in the spring from late season foliar nutrient applications.

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How to Acidify Your Soil

Cranberry Girdler Control

Watch Out For These Weeds

Late Season Foliar Applications on Cranberries

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