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["Jim Fruth" <jfruth@uslink.net>]

   Do any of you grow Lingonberries?  Or know of someone who does?

   Everything I have read about their culture claims that they prefer(!) 
poor soil.  Could this claim be only a belief because that's where 
Lingonberries are found growing in Nature?  Could it be that they are found 
growing in poor soils because they can't compete with the plethora of weeds 
that inhabit better soils?  Groundcherries, for example, are only found in 
Nature growing in poor soils where little else will grow.  Groundcherries 
perform poorly in Nature but grow to be giants in excellent soil; could it 
be that Lingonberries would do likewise?
   I need to ask these questions because we've got customers demanding 
Lingonberry jam and I've got to figure out how to grow the plant.  Trouble 
is, what little poor soil I have is occupied with plants I can't afford to 
eradicate.  I do have empty space available for planting but it has 14" of 
rich, black dirt.  What do you think?

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
www.bberryfarm.com
(218)568-8483 [Store]
(218)831-7018 [My Cell]