How are cranberries grown and harvested?
Cranberries do not grow in water. They grow on low lying vines in the soil layered with sand, peat, gravel and clay. Cranberry vines produce runners from one to six feet long and eventually form a thick woven area of foliage. Short upright branches form from the buds along the runners and the uprights form flowers and from there the fruit is formed. Learn more at the UMASS Cranberry Station website.
