Comments on: Transplanting raspberries to grow more fruit or to share with others

By: Tara Nolan

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:44:43 +0000

Hi Katherine,
Early spring or later in the fall while the plant is still dormant are both great times to move your raspberries.

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By: Katherine Booth

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:42:00 +0000

Hi Tara, I have a raspberry bush I’ve had for years but I don’t get many berries because it doesn’t get much sun, so I’m finally going to move it to a sunnier location and hoping to get more raspberry. So is the fall the best time for me to transplant the plant?
Thank you

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By: Tara Nolan

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:27:52 +0000

In reply to Dee.

Hi Dee, from what I’ve read, you can transplant while the plants are dormant in February and March.

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By: Dee

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:03:07 +0000

I am having to dig my old raspberry plants up to remove landscape fabric around them. Am I okay in February in the Pacific Northwest.

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By: Tara Nolan

Tue, 14 May 2024 14:13:30 +0000

In reply to Olivia.

Hi Olivia, It’s hard to say… Have there been any hard frosts since planting? Have you had a lot of rain? Does the soil drain well in the raised bed? I would hesitate to dig it up only because it sounds like you have at least one plant growing. That said, raspberries are usually fairly hardy, so if the soil is too hard-packed, it’s possible it could benefit from a more well-draining soil. Wet soil can lead to root rot.

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By: Olivia

Fri, 10 May 2024 05:00:49 +0000

Hi Tara! Thanks so much for this post. I purchased a bare root raspberry plant a little over a month ago. I planted it in a brand new raised garden bed that I just prepared. The roots of the plant were actually sprouting in multiple spots while still in the bag – I tried to plant it so that each would sprout and grow. And I also pruned the cane to about 12 inches tall. However, none of them made it. Only one root plant (I guess they’re called suckers?) is growing into a plant, a few inches away from the cane. But no buds are sprouting from the cane and no new suckers are coming up. I’m worried that the soil is too packed and tight. Also worried that I don’t have enough soil in the bed. Should I dig up the entire thing and loosen the soil, add more, and replant it? I’m worried about damaging the plant. Let me know your thoughts ! 🙂 thanks

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By: Tara Nolan

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:23:56 +0000

In reply to Cathy Marjoram.

Hi Cathy, Other berries and members of the nightshade family are usually not planted near raspberries because of various plant diseases, but I would say any other herbs and veggies would be great options.

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By: Cathy Marjoram

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:28:05 +0000

I’m moving my whole raspberry collection out of my vegetable bed, to a place where I actually want them to be (they moved themselves!!) what would be a good crop to put on my newly reclaimed soil? The raspberries have been there for many years…x

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By: Tara Nolan

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:48:48 +0000

In reply to Jenny.

I would keep the canes. Plus they’ll help you remember where you planted them in the spring!

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By: Jenny

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:12:48 +0000

Thank you for the tips! I planted a patch this year that I later realized wasn’t getting enough sun. I plan to move them to a sunnier spot. Should I cut down the existing canes after transplanting? Or leave them for fruiting next season?

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