How to Grow Yellow Raspberries

Prepare an area of your garden in which your raspberries will receive at least six hours to eight hours of sunlight. Do not choose an area within 300 feet of wild blackberry or wild raspberry plants or an area in which eggplants, potatoes or tomatoes were grown in the past because these vegetables carry a destructive root rot called verticillium.

Confirm that the pH level, or the level of acidity or basicity, of your raspberry growing soil is 5.8 and 6.5, and that your soil is well-drained. Collect a sample of the soil and take it to your county extension office for testing. The test results will show you the pH level and how you should amend it if necessary to get it to the proper level.

Also, if planting yellow raspberries in a container, use a soil potting mix instead of garden soil. Select a container that has holes in the bottom to allow excess water to drain from the soil and is large enough to hold your starter plant.

Add lime to your soil if your test results indicate the pH level is too low or add sulfur to decrease the pH level if recommended, following the manufacturer's instructions. Apply a 10-10-10 fertilizer to the soil to add nutrients before planting your yellow raspberry starter plants.

Plant your yellow raspberry starter plants every 2 or 3 feet, in rows that are at least 6 feet apart in your garden. Make the holes 1 foot deep and 1 foot wide per plant, and position the plants in the holes at about the same depth they were in their previous containers. Put about 2 inches of rotted manure in the hole before setting your plant in the hole to serve as an organic fertilizer. Cover the roots with soil and sprinkle more manure at the surface of the soil.

If growing in a container, fill the container so that it is about two-thirds full and dig a crater that is 5 to 6 inches deep. Put your starter plant into the crater and cover the crater with soil.

Apply a 3-inch layer of mulch such as wood chips or lawn clippings to your yellow raspberry garden soil to help the soil retain water. Water your garden or container raspberry plants thoroughly, and continue watering them twice a week during hot weather unless they receive about 1 inch of rainfall a week.