When to plant Raspberry
A hardy cane fruit grown from dormant canes set out in early spring. Summer-bearers fruit on last year's canes; everbearers (fall-bearers) fruit on new canes the first autumn. Both spread enthusiastically, so plan to contain them.
Companions: Garlic, tansy — keep apart from other brambles and potatoes
How to grow Raspberry
Raspberry can be grown from seed on the schedule below. Give it full sun and space plants about 24 inches apart. It takes roughly 120 days from planting to its first harvest, so count that against your frost dates to be sure it can finish. Classic companions include garlic, tansy — keep apart from other brambles and potatoes.
Grower's tip: Plant dormant canes in early spring. Everbearing types fruit the first fall; summer types fruit the next year.
When to plant Raspberry by USDA zone
Timing shifts with your climate — the same raspberry goes in weeks earlier in a mild zone than a cold one. Find your zone below for its planting window, or open that zone's full calendar.
| Zone | When to plant |
|---|---|
| Zone 1a | Transplant outdoors May 11–May 25 |
| Zone 1b | Transplant outdoors May 6–May 20 |
| Zone 2a | Transplant outdoors May 1–May 15 |
| Zone 2b | Transplant outdoors Apr 25–May 9 |
| Zone 3a | Transplant outdoors Apr 20–May 4 |
| Zone 3b | Transplant outdoors Apr 15–Apr 29 |
| Zone 4a | Transplant outdoors Apr 10–Apr 24 |
| Zone 4b | Transplant outdoors Apr 5–Apr 19 |
| Zone 5a | Transplant outdoors Mar 31–Apr 14 |
| Zone 5b | Transplant outdoors Mar 26–Apr 9 |
| Zone 6a | Transplant outdoors Mar 17–Mar 31 |
| Zone 6b | Transplant outdoors Mar 11–Mar 25 |
| Zone 7a | Transplant outdoors Mar 3–Mar 17 |
| Zone 7b | Transplant outdoors Feb 25–Mar 11 |
| Zone 8a | Transplant outdoors Feb 15–Mar 1 |
| Zone 8b | Transplant outdoors Feb 8–Feb 22 |
| Zone 9a | Transplant outdoors Jan 24–Feb 7 |
| Zone 9b | Transplant outdoors Jan 11–Jan 25 |
| Zone 10a | Transplant outdoors Dec 27–Jan 10 |
| Zone 10b | Transplant outdoors Dec 11–Dec 25 |
| Zone 11a | Transplant outdoors Nov 27–Dec 11 |
| Zone 11b | Transplant outdoors Nov 27–Dec 11 |
| Zone 12a | Transplant outdoors Nov 27–Dec 11 |
| Zone 12b | Transplant outdoors Nov 27–Dec 11 |
| Zone 13a | Transplant outdoors Nov 27–Dec 11 |
| Zone 13b | Transplant outdoors Nov 27–Dec 11 |