Raspberry
fruit
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–9
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Loam, sandy
- pH
- Acidic, neutral
- Spacing
- 24 in. between plants
- Space needed
- A 2×2 ft block of the bed
- Days to maturity
- About 365 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good companions
Keep apart from
Recommended varieties
- Heritagestart
Everbearing red raspberry — summer and fall crops.
- Carolinestart
Large, sweet everbearing red — disease-resistant.
- Black Hawkstart
Hardy black raspberry with rich flavor.
Add Raspberry to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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