Raspberry plants prefer full sun and thrive in soil with a pH of 6.5.

Everbearing raspberries will produce fruit on the top 1/3 of the plant during their first fall.  After fruiting, remove the portion of the plant that produced berries, but let the lower 2/3 of the plant remain to produce next spring’s crop.  Remove the canes completely after they have fruited over their entire length.  New canes will quickly emerge to replace the spent ones.

Never cut off the new canes that haven’t produced yet, they will produce the next years crop.

Keep Black raspberries 75 to 100 ft away from other types. They are susceptible to viral diseases that may be transmitted through aphids.