Lingonberry / Partridgeberry / Mountain cranberry
Lingonberry / Partridgeberry / Mountain cranberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Plant family
The Heath (Ericaceae)
Also known as
Cowberry
Cultivation Break
0 Years
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Details
Light requirement
Semi-shaded
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Light germinator
Germination temperature
10 - 15 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
60 cm
Row spacing
60 cm
Seeding depth
0.2 cm
Instructions
Description
Cranberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), like blueberries and mossberries, belong to the heather family (Ericaceae). It is also called cranberry, cranberry, grantlberry or red bilberry. It occurs naturally on acid soils in bogs, heaths and forests. The plants grow between 10-30 cm tall. Grows ground-covering. Forms white-pink bell-shaped flowers in May-June, from which the light red fruits, about 0.5-1 cm in size, form in August and September. They can be eaten raw and have an aromatic, tart-sour taste. Cranberries differ from cranberries in their growth, and the berries of cranberries are slightly larger and lighter in color than those of cranberries. There are also ornamental varieties of cranberries, which taste quite sour, so cultivated cranberries should rather be grown for consumption.
Origin:
From Northern Europe to Siberia to Japan
Growing tips
Need acidic soil with a pH of 4-5, so mix in acidic compost or blueberry or rhododendron soil, or immediately dig a hole and fill it with fresh acidic soil. Too high pH leads to chlorosis (yellowing of the leaves) and the death of the plants. Soils rich in lime are also unsuitable. Can also be planted in a pot. Hardy to -22°C. A layer of mulch keeps the soil acidic longer and prevents evaporation. Remove weeds regularly, as the cranberry is weak in competition.
Companion Plants
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Anemone
Aubergine / Eggplant
Beetroot
Blackberry / Brambles
Broccoli
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Cauliflower
Chili
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Clematis
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)
Cucumber (Caigua)
Cucumber (Melothria)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash
Grasses - feather-bristled grasses, lamp-cleaning grasses
Grasses - Fescue
Grasses - Pampas grass
Grasses - Reedgrass
Green lavender cotton
Hair cucumbers / snake gourds
Hazelnut
Hellebores
Horsetail
Ivy
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lavender
Lily of the valley
Maples
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Nightshades (Other)
Okra
Oregano
Ornamental pumpkin
Pak Choi
Pepper / Paprika
Phlox, flame flower
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Raspberry
Rose
Rosemary
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sage
Sea coal
Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa
Stem herbs
Stinging nettle
Strawberry
Succulents
Sweet woodruff / Sweetscented bedstraw
Thyme
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
Turnip
Turnip greens - Choy Sum / Chinese flowering cabbage
Turnip greens - Mizuna
Turnip greens - Tatsoi
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Walnut family
Wild garlic
Willows
Yalta tomatoes
Diseases
Root Rot
Septoria
Grey mold
Pests
Aphids
Spider mites
Schildläuse
Caterpillars
Spotted wing drosophila
Gall midges
Common winter moth
