Light
A sunny position with good airflow.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Fruit & berries · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
A fruiting bramble with perennial roots and short-lived canes. Summer-bearing and autumn-bearing varieties require different pruning.
A space where it can thrive
Outdoor growing guide. Match the plant label and adjust care for your Metro Vancouver site and season.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep roots moist while fruit develops; supplement dry weather and avoid waterlogging.
Soil & drainage
Well-drained soil around pH 6; mulch and control competing weeds.
Fertilizer
Feed in spring based on soil results and vigour.
Temperature
Outdoor crop; select locally hardy cultivars.
Humidity
Leave an open row so foliage dries after rain.
Planting
Plant healthy nursery stock and provide a trellis; contain spreading suckers.
Harvest
Pick ripe berries when they release easily and leave their core on the plant.
Through the seasons
Summer-bearing: remove canes that have fruited, retaining new canes. Autumn-bearing: cutting all canes during dormancy gives a single autumn crop.
When your plant needs help
- Dense canes trap moisture: thin and support the row.
Pets & little ones
Wear gloves around prickly canes.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.