Well, I heard folks talking ’bout them cranberries up north. They say it’s gonna be a good year, a real good year for them little red berries. This old gal knows a thing or two about berries, picked a whole bunch in my day. These here cranberries, they ain’t like them strawberries I used to pick. They like it wet, real wet. They grow them up around them Great Lakes. They say it’s gonna be a good year for cranberries this year, lots of them.
They got them different areas where they grow ’em. This one fella, he was talkin’ ’bout how they got a forecast, just for them cranberries. Can you believe that? A forecast just for berries! They got Region 1, they call it, that’s over in West Central Wisconsin. Got places like, uh, Monroe, Jackson, Clark, and, uh, Eau Claire, I think it was. That’s where a lot of them cranberries are gonna come from, they say. Big place with lots of water and wet ground.
And then they got this other place, Region 2, they call it. That’s East Central Wisconsin. Wood is what they called one of the places there. More cranberries over there, too. Sounds like they got cranberries all over the dang place up there! It’s a big business, them cranberries. Lots of people make money off of them berries.
They say them fellas up in Wisconsin, they’re gonna have a whole heap of cranberries. Millions, they say! Sixty percent, I heard. That’s a lot of cranberries! They got this committee, a cranberry committee. Imagine that! They sit around and talk about cranberries all day, I reckon. They figure out how many cranberries they’re gonna have. They are important, I guess.
They got this weather thing, too. Cranberry weather, they call it. Cold air, that’s what they need. Cold air comin’ down from Canada. That’s what makes them cranberries happy, I guess. That cold air goes over them big lakes, and somethin’ happens. Gets all moist and whatnot. Then them cranberries, they just soak it all up. Gotta have that cold and that water, or no cranberries, they say.
Some folks, they’re just startin’ to grow them cranberries. Up in Michigan, I heard. They say it’s a good thing to get into. Lots of folks are thinkin’ about it. It’s hard work, I bet. Growin’ anything is hard work. But they say you can make some good money if you do it right. You gotta know what you’re doin’, that’s for sure.
They got a number you can call. It was (715) 654-5153 or something like that. Or an email, glws@* or something like that. They are the Great Lakes Weather Service and know things about cranberry weather. I don’t know how to use them emails. If you want to know more ’bout them cranberries, maybe you can call ’em. They seem to know all about it. They even got a copyright, whatever that means. 2024 it said. This year, I guess.
- Lots of cranberries this year.
- Wisconsin gonna have the most.
- Cold air from Canada is good for cranberries.
- Some folks in Michigan growin’ ’em now.
- There’s a phone number and email to learn more.
I heard it’s gonna be partly cloudy on Friday. Don’t know if that’s good for cranberries or not. Probably doesn’t matter too much. They seem to grow no matter what. Tough little berries, them cranberries.
They been doin’ this cranberry thing for a long time. Since 1887, I heard. That’s a long, long time ago. Before I was even born! They got a whole bunch of folks up there, just growin’ cranberries. They must really like them little red things. It’s their whole life, I guess. Just like some folks around here, all they do is talk about corn. Up there, it’s cranberries. Different folks, different things, I suppose.
Well, that’s all I heard about them Great Lakes cranberries. Sounds like it’s gonna be a good year for ’em. If you like cranberries, you’re in luck! They’ll be plenty to go around, I reckon. They’ll be in all the stores, I bet. Just wait and see. You’ll be seein’ cranberries everywhere!
