Mainely Phenology 2/17/18

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn

Highbush Cranberries

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Highbush cranberries sit aloft on twiggy heights through the icy rains of November, the first deep freezes of December, and the thaws and squalls of January until now, February, when winter desperation finally gets the best of our feathered friends and they turn to this reliable, albeit bitter and sour, winter food source.