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Sign up freeVaccinium macrocarpon
Low evergreen creeping shrub. Needs very acidic moist soil — typically bog-like conditions. Harvest red berries in autumn. Long-lived once established.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Caterpillars.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaGood and AniseGood nearby.
Ribes nigrum
fruit
Thrives in the same full sun conditions as Cranberry
Cranberry is usually grown from cuttings rather than seed. Take a healthy stem cutting, remove the lower leaves, and root it in moist, free-draining compost.
Water: High · Height: 20 cm · Soil: Acidic (pH 4.0–5.5), peaty, constantly moist
