Fruit & Berries
Raspberry
Know whether your canes fruit in summer or autumn — it changes how you prune.
Rubus idaeus · Fruit & Berries · Perennial
When to plant Raspberry in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Plant out seedlings
- Cool, Temperate — Jun, Jul, Aug
- Harvest
- Cool, Temperate — Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
Why
Raspberries are a cool-climate cane fruit that needs winter chill to crop. Even subtropical Queensland growers have to chill the plants artificially, so tropical gardens cannot grow them normally.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant out | Jun, Jul, AugDetailsBuy raspberries bare-rooted during winter or as potted plants in spring. Plant in a row, 40cm apart, and mulch well with compost every winter. | Jun, Jul, AugDetailsBuy raspberries bare-rooted during winter or as potted plants in spring. Plant in a row, 40cm apart, and mulch well with compost every winter. | Low-chill varieties onlyDetailsRaspberry does best in cold climates, but low-chill varieties such as Heritage fruit in warmer areas and will even produce in Brisbane if you shade them from afternoon sun. | Not recommended in this climate | Climate guidanceDetailsRaspberries need cool roots, steady moisture and winter chill. In arid gardens they are marginal and depend on heavy mulch, afternoon shade and constant irrigation. |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | Not recommended in this climate | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Prune | Jun, Jul, AugDetailsAutumn-fruiting types fruit on first-year wood: cut all old wood to ground level in winter. Summer-fruiting types fruit on second-year wood: cut only the canes that have fruited, and keep the new ones. The end of winter is a good time for the job. | Jun, Jul, AugDetailsAutumn-fruiting types fruit on first-year wood: cut all old wood to ground level in winter. Summer-fruiting types fruit on second-year wood: cut only the canes that have fruited, and keep the new ones. The end of winter is a good time for the job. | No sourced timing currently shown | Not recommended in this climate | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | Not recommended in this climate | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, DecDetailsIn a prime growing area you could be harvesting raspberries from late spring to autumn. | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, DecDetailsIn a prime growing area you could be harvesting raspberries from late spring to autumn. | No sourced timing currently shown | Not recommended in this climate | No sourced timing currently shown |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Zone notes
- Arid: Raspberries need cool roots, steady moisture and winter chill. In arid gardens they are marginal and depend on heavy mulch, afternoon shade and constant irrigation.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
Related planting guides
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