Early Black
Variety
Early Black
created by Sabine at 16.05.2023
Features
Location
planting: outdoor
light: sunny to semi-shady
Growth habit
self-fruiting
Season Overview
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Description
The cranberry is also known as the large-fruited cranberry or craneberry and, like the lingonberry and blueberry, belongs to the heather family (Ericaceae). It is a good ground cover, as the plant forms tendrils and only grows 25 cm/9.8 in high. It is used to acidic forest soils. It has a similar taste to cranberry and requires similar growing conditions. Very decorative with white-red flowers and red berries and evergreen leaves that turn dark red in February. The fruits are medium-sized, drop-shaped and ripen very early. Early Black is particularly frost-hardy.
F1 Hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
The relatively hardy cranberries are not usually susceptible to frost. The plants are only susceptible to early frosts in the fall or late frosts during budding and will therefore appreciate warm protection from fleece, riprap or similar materials. Cranberries are planted in the spring from March to May or in the fall from September to mid-October. Before planting, however, the soil must first be prepared. The soil of the entire area to be planted is dug out to a depth of around 15 to 20 cm/5.9-7.9 in. This soil can then be used for other beds such as raised beds. It must be replaced because it is not acidic enough. This 15 to 20 cm/5.9-7.9 in deep layer of soil is now filled with a mixture of sand, rotted bark mulch or bark humus, rotted compost, needle litter and acidic rhododendron soil. Sand is added in a proportion of around 10 percent. Now it's time to plant. Then water well. Stores well in the fridge. The plant is self-fertile, but several plants can still be an advantage. The berries are ripe as soon as the flesh has turned red. (From plantura.garden)
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Light germinator
Germination temperature
18 - 22 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
70 cm
Row spacing
70 cm
Seeding depth
0.2 cm
Companion Plants
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Anemone
Aubergine / Eggplant
Beetroot
Blackberry / Brambles
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Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
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Diseases
Root Rot
Septoria
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Pests
Common winter moth
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Schildläuse
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Spotted wing drosophila
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