Cranberry farming

[Ranger]

I live in SE Massachusetts, cranberry land. Thousand's of acres of cranberry bogs, many are well over 100 year's old.

Wisconson got into cranberry's with newer hybrid vines and now produces more berries to the acre.

The farmers around here are strippng the old and planting the hybrids now....



The vines are scatterd by hand over a sand / peat base.....





Then a tractor with vertical disks pushes them down and a roller at the rear flattens them in....






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Then in fall they harvest....

[roni]

I have been here, on the Long Beach peninsula of Washington state.

Cranberry Museum, berry bog self-guided tour, cran gifts

[SharonD]

Fascinating! I've never seen cranberry farms...well, other than Oceanspray commercials! Thanks for taking the time to share!

[katmumn]

I drive by the ones in Wisconsin on the way to see my brother and mom, but I've never stopped. I've always wondered how they harvest them though. That machine looks pretty neat.

[mrsr05]

i agree with sharond.. i have never seen one either .. thanks for sharing john!

cool stuff!

[JoanieBlon]

Will they be harvesting cranberries when we're up in Massachusetts for the Wellfleet Oyster Festival? Not sure of the "fall" time frame.....

[Ranger]

Originally Posted by JoanieBlon

Will they be harvesting cranberries when we're up in Massachusetts for the Wellfleet Oyster Festival? Not sure of the "fall" time frame.....

Yes, absolutely.