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Patriots.com caption: Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker tries his hand as an Ocean Spray cranberry grower in a free-standing cranberry bog exhibit right in front of Gillette Stadium in Patriot Place Plaza, using 2,000 pounds of cranberries.
Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines up to 2 m long and 5 to 20 cm in height;[1] they have slender, wiry stems that are not thickly woody and have small evergreen leaves. The flowers are dark pink, with very distinct reflexed petals, leaving the style and stamens fully exposed and pointing forward. They are pollinated by domestic honey bees. The fruit is an epigynous berry that is larger than the leaves of the plant; it is initially white, but turns a deep red when fully ripe. It is edible, with an acidic taste that can overwhelm its sweetness.
A common misconception about cranberry production is that the beds remain flooded throughout the year. During the growing season cranberry beds are not flooded, but are irrigated regularly to maintain soil moisture. Beds are flooded in the Autumn to facilitate harvest and again during the Winter to protect against low temperatures. In cold climates like Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and eastern Canada the Winter flood typically freezes into ice while in warmer climates the water remains liquid. When ice forms on the beds trucks can be driven onto the ice to spread a thin layer of sand that helps to control pests and to rejuvenate the vines. Sanding is done every three to five years.
Cranberries are hollow. When they are redy to pick, the fields get flooded and the cranberries float to the top of the water. It is easier to harvest them that way.
Patriots.com caption: Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker tries his hand as an Ocean Spray cranberry grower in a free-standing cranberry bog exhibit right in front of Gillette Stadium in Patriot Place Plaza, using 2,000 pounds of cranberries.
And Cranberries are a natural diuretics.......(cough) (cough) Duece.
Patriots.com caption: Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker tries his hand as an Ocean Spray cranberry grower in a free-standing cranberry bog exhibit right in front of Gillette Stadium in Patriot Place Plaza, using 2,000 pounds of cranberries.
Cranberries are hollow. When they are redy to pick, the fields get flooded and the cranberries float to the top of the water. It is easier to harvest them that way.