Raw / fresh
Eat fresh by the handful, in breakfast bowls, salads, smoothies, desserts, or as bright toppings.
Fruits
Raspberry growing guide
Cane fruit producing soft, perfumed berries. Primocane varieties fruit on first-year canes in autumn; floricane varieties on second-year canes in summer.
21-28 daysGermination
365-730 daysHarvest
60 cmSpacing
5 cmSow depth
FullSun
Very HardyFrost
2.5 cm/weekWater
5.5-6.5pH
Planting calendar by climate
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| Climate | Sow | Transplant / Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subtropical | Feb - Aug | Feb - Aug | Jan - Dec |
| Mediterranean | Feb - Aug | Feb - Aug | Jan - Dec |
| Temperate | Feb - Aug | Feb - Aug | Jan - Dec |
| Cool | Feb - Jul | Feb - Jul | Jan - Dec |
| Arid | Mar - Jul | Mar - Jul | Jan - Dec |
Cooking and eating ideas
A quick garden-to-table guide for using Raspberry after harvest.
Cooked
Cook into compotes, jams, pies, crumbles, sauces, syrups, and quick warm toppings.
Store / preserve
Freeze, jam, dehydrate, bottle as syrup, or make chutney depending on the berry.
Try: Fresh berries, Smoothie, Jam, Crumble.
Good companions
Garlic, Rue, Tansy
Avoid near
Tomato, Potato, Blackberry
Growing note
Tie canes to wires. After fruricane harvested, cut old canes to ground — leave new green ones.
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