American Cranberry | Vaccinium Macrocarpon | 30+ seeds | Fully Hardy Superfruit

Please find for sale 30+ American Large Cranberry seeds (Vaccinium Macrocarpon). Cranberries have well-deserved reputation as a super food - aside from being high in anti-oxidants, they are well know to give relief to, and prevent UTIs. Alas almost fresh cranberries and cranberry juice on sale in the UK is imported but this hardy plant will grow well in the UK if certain basic steps are followed.

Athough native to peat bogs of the north of North America, you dont need to create a peat bog in your garden! Whilst they require acid soil Their low-growing shape means cranberries can used as ground-cover plants under equally acid-loving blueberry bushes. Plant in 15cm raised beds of a mix of ericaceous compost and farmyard manure or other organic matter.

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Sowing Guide 

Native to cold parts, Cranberry seeds require a period of cold stratification for optimal germination - this is natures way of stopping seeds germinating at the wrong time of year, eg the autumn and being killed by frost/snow before can get established. Thanks to fridges we can "trick" such seeds into thinking that winter has passed and now its time to wake up!

• If buying in the Autumn, place the seeds in a small ziplock bag along with some slightly damp potting compost and place in the fridge for at least 2 months, or longer until sowing time of around February. If buying seeds in Spring, you will need to keep them chilled in the fridge (or just place in a pot in a cold part of garden and let nature take its course) until the following February.
• Prepare pots or seed trays of a well-draining compost mix - ideally 50/50 compost and vermiculite mix
• Sow  evenly spaced on surface. Press gently to surface but do not cover.
• Regularly mist surface with water
• Cover seed tray with plastic dome (vents open) or a clear bag with air holes cut.
• Ensure compost kept moist but not wet - best to water from the bottom.
• Seedling should appear in around 6 weeks
• Pot on once have several sets of true leaves using ericaceous compost