Forum: Cranberries In WA

Kath starts with ... Hi there. Wondering if anyone in the Perth area has tried growing cranberries. Have been googling them but can't find any info re people growing them in Perth area. Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated-ie am I wasting my time trying? Thanks	About the Author Kath Karnup W.A. 23rd June 2009 11:29am #UserID: 1744 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees
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Jimmy says... diggers ell them and have some info on their website	About the Author Jimmy 23rd June 2009 2:03pm #UserID: 0
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Kath says... Thanks for that Jimmy (& for the info on other questions).I've actually ordered some from Diggers but would like to hear how Perth growers have fared with them.	About the Author Kath Karnup W.A. 23rd June 2009 2:51pm #UserID: 1744 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees
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Jimmy says... Ours snuffed it as they are meant to be bog plants.	About the Author Jimmy 23rd June 2009 6:03pm #UserID: 0
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Kath says... Was thinking of growing in a bath of worm castings-nice & moist-anyone tried this ?	About the Author Kath Karnup W.A. 24th June 2009 10:51am #UserID: 1744 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees
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Polly says... No but I would be interested in your progress. Do you go away very often? That is always my problem with plants that need lots of water such as my water chesnuts - they dry out.	About the Author Polly Newcastle 24th June 2009 11:04am #UserID: 1702
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Kath says... We have retic so going away's not a problem. I get horse manure which has spoilt hay mixed through it & chuck a handful of composting worms in & a few months later have beautiful rich castings to grow my vegies in-they really hold water & coz it's got sand through it ,doesn't get 'wet.' I'm thinking maybe I could grow the cranberries in a bath like this but haven;t found anyone who has grown them yet for tips.	About the Author Kath Karnup W.A. 24th June 2009 11:09am #UserID: 1744 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees
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Manda says... Hi Kath, I ordered some cranberries from diggers last year... and they are still alive close to a year on... I put them in hanging baskets and have kept them damp... they have grown heaps... not sure how long til they fruit or what time of year they fruit... Can give u an update when there are changes... I think its a great idea about putting them in the bath - it will make it easy to keep damp and the worm castings will give the cranberries a rich nice soil.	About the Author Manda Perth 26th June 2009 5:26pm #UserID: 0
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Glen says... Hi Folks Just wondering how the cranberries are going? I have read a little but would like more info on them. I think the Tasmanian climate would suite crannies. Not sure where to get plants/vines or even if the state gov regulations would allow them into the state.	About the Author Glen Westbury Tas 20th August 2009 8:08pm #UserID: 2694
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi all, I have seen cranberry plants sold in Bunnings Melbourne. You may get some over there too. DR Glowinske book has a good chapter on growing this fruit if you are interested.	About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE Melbourne 20th August 2009 8:34pm #UserID: 2706 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees
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Kath starts with ...
Hi there. Wondering if anyone in the Perth area has tried growing cranberries. Have been googling them but can't find any info re people growing them in Perth area. Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated-ie am I wasting my time trying? Thanks

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Jimmy says...
diggers ell them and have some info on their website

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Kath says...
Thanks for that Jimmy (& for the info on other questions).I've actually ordered some from Diggers but would like to hear how Perth growers have fared with them.

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Jimmy says...
Ours snuffed it as they are meant to be bog plants.

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Kath says...
Was thinking of growing in a bath of worm castings-nice & moist-anyone tried this ?

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Polly says...
No but I would be interested in your progress. Do you go away very often? That is always my problem with plants that need lots of water such as my water chesnuts - they dry out.

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Kath says...
We have retic so going away's not a problem. I get horse manure which has spoilt hay mixed through it & chuck a handful of composting worms in & a few months later have beautiful rich castings to grow my vegies in-they really hold water & coz it's got sand through it ,doesn't get 'wet.' I'm thinking maybe I could grow the cranberries in a bath like this but haven;t found anyone who has grown them yet for tips.

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Manda says...
Hi Kath,

I ordered some cranberries from diggers last year... and they are still alive close to a year on... I put them in hanging baskets and have kept them damp... they have grown heaps... not sure how long til they fruit or what time of year they fruit... Can give u an update when there are changes... I think its a great idea about putting them in the bath - it will make it easy to keep damp and the worm castings will give the cranberries a rich nice soil.

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Glen says...
Hi Folks

Just wondering how the cranberries are going? I have read a little but would like more info on them. I think the Tasmanian climate would suite crannies. Not sure where to get plants/vines or even if the state gov regulations would allow them into the state.

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi all,

I have seen cranberry plants sold in Bunnings Melbourne. You may get some over there too. DR Glowinske book has a good chapter on growing this fruit if you are interested.

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE
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