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CT Public NPR Thanksgiving Interview Features Killingworth Cranberries

November 20, 2021 Keith Bishop

“Chef Plum and Marysol Castro ask chefs to talk about the real stars of Thanksgiving dinner. Plus, we talk to…

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How Do You Sort those Little Cranberries ?? !! ???

November 1, 2021 Keith Bishop

Cranberries are sorted for color (maturity) and quality (no softness or defects). For a dry harvest, the first sort is…

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Harvesting 2021 with a Praying Mantis

October 5, 2021 Keith Bishop

During the last week of September and first days of October 2021 we harvested the bog. Harvest was squeezed in…

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Filed under: berries, cranberry, ct grown
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How do you Dry Harvest Cranberries?

September 24, 2021 Keith Bishop

Our Dry Harvesters, one a “Western” brand and the other a “Eastern” brand are self propelled harvesters that comb through…

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Filed under: berries, burlap, cranberry, ct grown, dry harvest, flooding, pruning, tractor, vines, wet harvest

Cranberry Harvest 2021 is the Last Week of September

September 18, 2021 Keith Bishop

The expected crop yield this year will be down by 25 to 30% from 2020 due to dry, then extra…

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Bogged Down AGAIN by Excessive Rains From Storm Ida on Sept 2, 2021

September 5, 2021 Keith Bishop

On September 2, 2021, the remnants of Hurricane EIda dropped over 5 inches of rain in less then 12 hours…

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Filed under: crop loss, flooding, rainfall, storm ida
July cranberry bog flooding

Bogged Down by Excessive Rains From Storm Elsa on July 9, 2021

July 12, 2021 Keith Bishop

Several rain events upset growing conditions in the cranberry bog this season. On July 9, 2021, the remnants of Hurricane…

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Filed under: crop loss, flooding, rainfall, storm elsa

Cranberry Sanding – March 2021

March 22, 2021 Keith Bishop

Sanding – that is applying 1/2 to 1″ of sand on top of the vines during the dormant season, was…

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Filed under: dry sanding cranberries, melville sander, sanding

A Dry, Dry Summer in CT

August 3, 2020 Keith Bishop

The summer of 2020 has continued to be very, very dry, with below average rainfall here in CT. Fortunately our…

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Filed under: bog, cornell, drought, irrigation, weather

Cranberry Harvest 2019 is done: Berries are for Sale at Bishop’s Orchards!

October 8, 2019 Keith Bishop

Welcome to Harvest time 2019. The 2.5 acre bog was dry harvested over a 7 day period by Keith and…

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