Berries & vines · perennial season
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Fall-bearing (Heritage, Caroline) are simpler in Ohio: mow the whole patch in late winter and pick only the autumn crop.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Plant canes in April
- Harvest window
- June–July for summer-bearing; August–October for fall-bearing
- Days to maturity
- Perennial; harvest year two (or fall of year one on primocane types)
- Spacing
- 2 ft in a 12 in. row; trellis recommended
- Light
- Full sun to light shade
How to grow it
Plant in a well-drained bed. Keep the row 12 in. wide. For summer types, remove canes that just fruited. For fall-only production, cut everything to the ground in March. Water in fruiting droughts. Watch Japanese beetles in July.
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