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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Blueberries don't mind heavy soil if you work in lots of organic matter. 
That's what makes a good blueberry bog, anyway.  
I'm too many generations removed to speak it, but I'm still largely a
Svenksa at heart and I think very highly of lingonberries.
-Lon
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>From: "del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>
>To: nafex@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [nafex] wet soil, highbush cranberry and archive homework
>Date: Wed, Dec 20, 2000, 9:22 PM
>

>thanks Lon, i hadnt considered Aronias,, only found a few mentions of it in 
>egroup archive, i'll do more research, ive never seen or tasted one.  Ribes 
>family is a possibility i think if not right at waters edge?   The mention 
>of blueberries suprised me,  what little i have garnered says "dont even 
>consider it if you're on heavy clay"   which we have 340' deep.   Would i 
>love to grow lingonberries!!  having lived in the north of sweden, its one 
>of the things you yearn for the rest of your life....lingonsil och filmjolk  
>(lingon sauce and northern yogurt,  yum)                     minnesota del
>
>
>>From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
>>Reply-To: nafex@egroups.com
>>To: nafex@egroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [nafex] wet soil, highbush cranberry and archive homework
>>Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 07:30:50 -0800
>>
>>Other hardy fruits worth trying might include lowbush blueberries, true
>>cranberries, Aronia.  If the soil isn't totally soggy, gooseberries might 
>>be
>>worth trying. How about other Viburnums?  V. prunifolium (mooseberry) isn't
>>too bad and it's sweet where V. trilobum is tart.

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