Around late June the flowers fall off, and the actual cranberry starts to grow. Harvesting happens between September and October, when the bogs are filled with a couple inches of water.

"Together, along with family members and seasonal workers, they maintained 40 acres of cranberry bogs for decades, harvesting Early Black and Howes varieties every fall. In 1995, Gib Garretson ...

Scott Stears: Fall harvest is a wonderful ... it all starts here in the bog. You might recognize it from those commercials. Advertisement: Hi, we're Ocean Spray cranberry growers.

In bogs all over southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod, a native fruit has thrived for generations in the local waters: cranberries.