Watering:
Also in the first year, and subsequent years, make sure the plants are watered. Cranberry roots, if totally dried out, will not survive. While they also do not like saturated soil during the growing season, they at least need moist soil. The peat moss will absorb lots of water and provide moisture in dry conditions, but make sure the peat moss is moist at all times. It is a common myth that cranberries need to be in very saturated conditions. Peatmoss does need to be moist to the touch, but not saturated.