Cranberry Farming

I was intrigued to know that Cranberry farming is just like working in a rice paddy. Having drunk it for many years, I was curious how they are grown, so I had a look. They are only grown in a few places in the US and Europe.

Cranberries are a unique fruit. They can grow and survive only under a very special combination of factors. These factors include acid peat soil, an adequate fresh water supply, and a growing season that extends from April to November. Cranberries grow on low-lying vines in beds layered with sand, peat, gravel and clay. These beds are commonly known as bogs or marshes and were originally created by glacial deposits. Commercial bogs use a system of wetlands, uplands, ditches, flumes, ponds and other water bodies that provide a natural habitat for a variety of plant and animal life.