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When to plant Raspberry

Plant canes in early spring and give them a trellis. A vigorous perennial, everbearing types fruit the first fall.

Type: FruitSun: Full sunWater: Moderate waterDays to maturity: 120Spacing: 24"Hardiness: HardyPerennial

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When to plant Raspberry by zone

ZoneStart seeds indoorsSow or transplantHarvest
Zone 3not neededApril 24August 22
Zone 4not neededApril 19August 17
Zone 5not neededApril 9August 7
Zone 6not neededMarch 31July 29
Zone 7not neededMarch 20July 18
Zone 8not neededMarch 7July 5
Zone 9not neededFebruary 8June 8
Zone 10not neededJanuary 10May 10
Zone 11not neededDecember 11April 10

These dates use typical frost dates for each zone. Dibble tunes them to your exact ZIP and lets you adjust frost dates for your own yard.

Companion plants

Good neighbors for Raspberry:

Garlic

Better kept apart:

PotatoTomato

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Questions

When should I plant raspberry?

It depends on your zone. Raspberry is a hardy crop, so the timing follows your last spring frost. Look up your zone in the table below for exact start, sow, and harvest dates, or open Dibble and enter your ZIP to get your own calendar.

How long does raspberry take to grow?

About 120 days from transplant to the first harvest, with a picking window of roughly 45 days after that.

What grows well with raspberry?

Good companions include Garlic. Keep it away from Potato, Tomato.


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