If you only have a small garden or no garden at all, you still don't have to go without fresh, home-grown raspberries. Raspberry bushes can be grown wonderfully in pots. What you need to pay attention to when caring for raspberries in pots.
How do you properly grow raspberries in a pot?
Growing raspberries in a pot is possible by choosing a sufficiently large container (at least 25 liter capacity), filling it with humus-rich potting soil, planting correctly and regular care such as watering, fertilizing and cutting. Potted plants need protection from frost in winter.
Benefits of growing raspberries in pots
Raspberry bushes thrive just as well in pots as they do in the garden. Growing in containers even has advantages. The pot acts as a root barrier and prevents the raspberry runners from overgrowing the entire garden.
Depending on the size of the pot, plant one or more plants in a pot. The plant pot should have a capacity of at least 25 liters. If necessary, a ten liter bucket is sufficient for very low raspberry bushes. Under no circumstances should the pots for raspberries be lower than a bucket of water.
Raspberry bushes bear fruit for up to ten years. So that you can harvest many raspberries every year, change the potting soil completely every two to three years.
Planting and caring for raspberries in pots
- Get a sufficiently large bucket
- If necessary, make or enlarge extraction holes
- Fill humose garden soil or potting soil
- Don’t plant the raspberry bush too deep
- Water regularly
- Fertilize twice a year
- Cut back in summer or autumn depending on the variety
Overwintering pot raspberries
Raspberries in the garden are hardy and do not need any special protection. Things are a little different when planted in a pot. They cool down more quickly at high temperatures below zero. Frost damage cannot therefore always be ruled out.
Cut autumn raspberries all the way back. Summer raspberries are only partially cut back. Protect the remaining rods from the cold with spruce branches or fir branches. Cover the pot with bubble wrap or another insulating material.
Place the bucket close to the house wall over the winter. It doesn't get quite as cold there because of the residual heat. But don't forget to water the plants every now and then so that they don't dry out.
Tips & Tricks
Large planters can be quite expensive. You can get inexpensive mortar buckets with a large capacity at the hardware store. They are wonderful for planting raspberry bushes. Before use, wash the tubs several times with vinegar water to remove harmful buildup.
