During the month of May the cranberry acreage in Ontario will increase with growers both new and old spreading and disking in vines. Two new growers will be planting in eastern Ontario as well as one of the established growers adding to their existing acreage. The Iroquois Cranberry Growers will be establishing the first planting on sand. Traditionally cranberries have been planted on peat soils with a pH of 4.5 - 5.5.
Sand is spread on the peat to encourage runnering.
The increase in acreage has been a trend over the past five years in many of the cranberry growing areas due to an increased demand for cranberry products and an increase in the wholesale price of cranberries. This information is provided as a public service, but we cannot guarantee that the information is current or accurate. Readers should verify the information before acting on it.