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Raspberry garden spacing calculator

Give it a bed’s length and width. It sets raspberries out 24 in apart each way in a raised bed, or 30 in apart in rows 96 in apart in the ground. It counts the plants and works out the soil or mulch for the bed.

Raspberry, as it is drawn in the bed
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Building…

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Plants
6
To the square foot
0.09
Mulch
0.6 cu yd
Or in 2 cu ft bags
8

Planting raspberries

In a raised bed24 in apart each way
In the ground30 in apart, in rows 96 in apart
Planted asBare-root canes, set an inch deeper than they grew
Ready inFruit the year after planting
Grows to5 ft tall, 2 ft wide
LightFull sun
Botanical nameRubus idaeus

How it is worked out

  • In a raised bed, raspberries stand 24 in apart each way, which is 4 sq ft to a plant. Every plant is within reach of the bed’s edge, so no room is kept for paths.
  • In the ground, they stand 30 in apart in rows 96 in apart, with room to walk and hoe between the rows.
  • Plants are kept half a spacing in from the bed’s edge, and the rows are centred in the bed.
  • Each plant is drawn at the size it grows to, 5 ft tall and 2 ft wide, so you can see how the bed fills in.
  • Canes fill in to make a hedgerow, kept about 18 in wide at the base.
  • A raised bed’s soil is its length times its width times the height of its frame. The frame is counted in 2×6 boards, one course round the bed for every 5½ in of height.
  • Mulch for a bed in the ground is its area times the depth you choose.
  • Row spacing and planting depth follow the home garden guides of Clemson and the University of Florida extension services. Raised bed spacing follows Virginia Cooperative Extension’s intensive spacing.

We set out and count the plants and spacing you pick, close enough to plan a weekend and a trip to the nursery. The plant’s tag and the place you live settle how far apart it wants to be.

Questions

How far apart do you plant raspberries?
24 in apart each way in a raised bed. In the ground, 30 in apart in rows 96 in apart.
How many raspberries fit in a 4 × 8 ft raised bed?
8, at 24 in apart each way with half a spacing left at the edges.
How deep do you plant raspberries?
Bare-root canes, set an inch deeper than they grew.
How long do raspberries take to grow?
Fruit the year after planting.
How big do raspberries get?
About 5 ft tall and 2 ft wide. They want full sun.

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