. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. SANDING CRANBERRY BOGS IN WASHINGTON Azmi Y. Shawa Washington State University Coastal Washington Research & Extension Unit Long Beach Sanding is the oldest practice in cranberry culture started as early as 1816 by the "Father of Sanding," Henry Hall of Dennis, Massachu- setts. The last step in preparing a bog for planting is sanding. The sand used on the bog should be free from hardpan, clay, or surface soil. Sand is spread uniformly over the peat to a depth of about three inches. The available sand in Wash- ington c
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. SANDING CRANBERRY BOGS IN WASHINGTON Azmi Y. Shawa Washington State University Coastal Washington Research & Extension Unit Long Beach Sanding is the oldest practice in cranberry culture started as early as 1816 by the "Father of Sanding," Henry Hall of Dennis, Massachu- setts. The last step in preparing a bog for planting is sanding. The sand used on the bog should be free from hardpan, clay, or surface soil. Sand is spread uniformly over the peat to a depth of about three inches. The available sand in Wash- ington cranberry areas is of fine texture and has a tendency to pack if too much is used. Sand is warmed by the sun more readily than peat, and the heat accumulated makes it an excellent medium for rooting the newly planted cranberry cut- tings. Resanding a producing bog is practiced in the Grayland area every 3-5 years: to cover falling leaves and rotting berries which may be an infestation media for fungus; to level dips and low spots for smoother dry harvesting; to rejuvenate an old bog. In the Long Beach area where water harvesting is practiced, a bog is seldom resanded. It may be interesting to note that growers at Lulu Island, Van- couver, do not use sand in their cranberry culture. Cranberry yield on Lulu Island is one of the highest in the nation per acre. This brings us to the question, is sanding a necessary practice in growing cranberries or an evil inherited and followed because our forefathers practiced it since 1816? Sanding is a very expensive and laborious practice. It is recognized for its merits, but the advantages have been exaggerated. Maybe our "changing times" in cultural prac- tices should impose a limitation to resanding bogs. It has been mentioned in national cranberry bulletins since 1924 that resanding bogs is an essential cultural practice for good production. That sanding contri- butes to insect control, weed con- trol, false blossom preventi
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