Raspberries

Use our zone-based planting guide to know when to plant raspberries.

Plant name Zone Start seeds indoors (spring/fall) Start seeds outdoors (spring/fall) Plant seedlings/transplants outdoors (spring/fall) Plant spacing # plants per person
Raspberries 3a Not recommended Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) 18 inches 1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 3b Not recommended Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 4a Not recommended Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 4b Not recommended Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 5a Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 5b Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 6a Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 6b Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 7a Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 7b Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 8a Not recommended Not recommended On/around March 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 8b Not recommended Not recommended On/around March 15 (after last frost) 18 inches
1 (or more for preserving)
Raspberries 9a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Raspberries 9b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Raspberries 10a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Raspberries 10b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Raspberries 11a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Raspberries 11b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended

* Start with year-old canes. Will produce fruit the following year.