. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. THE ABOVE photos show the various steps m vining a silt bed bog from cutting vines from a producing bog to planting and setting the vines. (Photos by Joseph Abbaticola) the bog is "vined over" and shore Silt hog called success By CAROLYN CALDWELL "It holds water, there's no doubt about it. In fact, it doesn't let the water go ; That's the report of William Chamberlain of the Decas Cranberry Co. about a silt bog revisited by CRANBERRIES. Last year a Massachusetts cement block company began experimenting w
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. THE ABOVE photos show the various steps m vining a silt bed bog from cutting vines from a producing bog to planting and setting the vines. (Photos by Joseph Abbaticola) the bog is "vined over" and shore Silt hog called success By CAROLYN CALDWELL "It holds water, there's no doubt about it. In fact, it doesn't let the water go ; That's the report of William Chamberlain of the Decas Cranberry Co. about a silt bog revisited by CRANBERRIES. Last year a Massachusetts cement block company began experimenting with building a bog in a gravel pit, using an unmarketable silt byproduct as a liner (Vol. 45, No. 8, Aug. 1981). A foot thick layer of silt was laid down, with the expectation that it would imitate the water retention properties of peat in the upland bog, according to the consulting engineers, Flynn Inc. The silt was topped with 4 inches of sand. Decas Cranberry Co. planted 3 acres of vine in mid-June last year and by this spring one year growth was well established. Another 3 acre bog was planted this spring. The water retention properties proved a real plus during last year's drought when all that was needed for the new plantings to thrive was a half hour's sprinkling twice a day to wet the sand. However, draingage did prove a problem during the heavy rains this spring and one drowned portion needed replanting. Once ditches can be dug, drainage control can be maintained, according to the consultants. llliliilllllllllllllllllliliiiillllllllliiii The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton, Mass. Phone 824-5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps IIJKhesI Qiialily Products with Salisfaclion (Guaranteed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portland,
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