How to Grow Raspberries in Raised Beds

Prepare the raised bed for the raspberries. Fill the raised bed full with a mixture of ¾ top soil and ¼ sand.

Add peat moss, compost and organic matter to the soil to help with drainage and to provide nutrients. The compost will make the soil acidic, which raspberries need to survive.

Test the soil with a pH kit. The soil needs to remain in the 5.6 to 6.2 range. Add more compost to make it more acidic.

Plant the raspberries once the threat of frost passes. Plant them in the early spring. Combine 1 tsp. of B1 solution and 1 qt. of water and soak the roots before planting to keep them healthy. Place the plants in the soil, and cover the roots.

Add a trellis into the ground next to each raspberry plant. The plants will grow best on a T-bar trellis, or a trellis made to resemble a "T" shape.

Prune the raspberries as they grow. Remove dark and old stems with pruning shears 2 inches above the soil.