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Hello all,

What organic feed can I use for my cranberries?

It need to be a feed for acid loving pants. So Alan Titchmarsh said!


Thanks Paul

No one know then lol

Hi Paul

Not sure myself... I've never been much good with the acid vs alkaline plants... Hoepfully someone will be along soon though

Good to see you're having a go at the growing... presume it's going good?

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Shortie

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter

Feed the soil, not the plant is a good rule. i've found no advice online - water seems more important than feeding

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I bought two cranberry plants from my now sadly defunct allotment shop a couple of months ago and they didn't seem to do anthing then I read that you should water them with rain water and since I have been doing that they have picked up a bit. I have also bought some organic ericasous ('scuse spelling) soil feed. Can't remember who made them but it is only one tablet per growing season.

that's because they like acidic conditions - rain water and ericaceous compost are acidic ~ tap water (esp.hard water) is more alkaline (limescaley)

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They also like boggy soil, I have mine standing on a tray filled with rain water only!