"Steve Harris" wrote in message
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In article rLg3c.2544$m56.2263@newsfe1-win,
(Andy Hunt) wrote:

It is of the nature of raspberry canes to drink quite a lot of water and
spread horizontally putting up lots more canes. I would suggest a soil
surface area of around 0.25 sqm per planted cane. Depth is less of an
issue as raspberries are shallow rooting.

Steve Harris

I am VERY interested in this myself. Raspberries are my absolute favorite summer
fruit and I don't have ground to plant them in............

A quick google threw up the following (from the gardenweb forum):


Raspberries in pots?
Posted by ccallas z9 SF Bay Area (My Page) on Mon, Jan 19, 04 at 1:21


I've seen a few mentions of growing raspberries in containers, but I'm hoping
for a few specifics.
My "garden" is mostly concrete. Our summers tend to be somewhat cool, with
morning fog/overcast. I have heard of people nearby who have been successful
with raspberries. But, since I don't have much in the way of real dirt, I need
to plant them in containers.

I haven't been able to find any references that say how big a container you
need, for how many plants. I was planning to try two plants per half-barrel, as
a way to get started. Anybody have experience with this? Can I plant more per
barrel? Fewer plants? Anything special about the soil?

Thanks for any help you can give,
C.

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Raspberries in pots?
Posted by: speedyox z5 Chicago (My Page) on Mon, Jan 19, 04 at 11:21

I've never grown raspberries in a container before but in the ground, the roots
will go 16" - 24" deep. 18" should be enough. I have planted my plants 1 to 2
feet apart with the expectation that they will grow to form solid rows with
canes every few inches within a couple years. They will probably spread by
suckering to populate whatever container they are in. I don't know if they will
continue to spread and outgrow their pot or not.
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Raspberries in pots?
Posted by: Faithling z4 VT (My Page) on Mon, Jan 19, 04 at 21:25

I know someone who planted raspberries in a raised bed with wood sides that was
about 18" high. I think the bed was about 5' X 10'. She didn't get a huge amount
of berries but enough for an occasional treat.
I think the down-side to growing berries in containers is that you wouldn't get
very many berries for the effort and the plants aren't very attractive. If
containers are the only way to go, I would opt for blueberries which are much
more attractive plants.

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Raspberries in pots?
Posted by: hschutte 7b (My Page) on Wed, Jan 21, 04 at 21:57

I grew them in pots 2 years ago when I was living in a apartment with a patio.
They survived pretty well. Got some decent fruit too. I used a large clay pot
and watered every other day during the summer. The heat in charlotte,nc is
severe..