How to grow raspberry

Growing raspberry for the first time

Difficulty: Easy · Sun: full sun · Ready in: about 120 days

1. Choose the spot

Pick a sunny spot (6+ hours of sun). It does best in loam soil with a pH of 5.5–6.5. Avoid clay and chalk soil, or improve it with compost.

2. Sow or plant

Sow outdoors in Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar. Space plants about 45 cm apart.

3. Look after it

• Water roughly every 5 days, more in hot or dry weather. Water the soil, not the leaves.
• Feed every 30 days once it is growing strongly.
• Keep weeds down, and add a daily note and photo to your BeAgric grow diary so you can spot problems early.

4. Watch for problems

Common problems: Cane spot, Raspberry beetle. Take a photo with Check a plant if leaves look spotted, yellow or wilted.

5. Organic tip

Mulch with leaf mould — raspberries love slightly acid, rich soil.

6. Harvest

Expect your first harvest about 120 days after planting. Record it in Harvests and list any spare on the marketplace.