I have grown several varieties of raspberries in containers for the last 4 growing seasons and the only variety I have had an issue with has been Tulameen because it is sensitive to root rot caused by over watering. It tends to do better when I let mother nature do its thing with rain than when I put it on a regular watering schedule, unless of course we’ve been having an extended dry period.
Most raspberry varieties are advertised for zones 4-8 but you may find those do just fine in zone 9. There are a few varieties advertised for zones 6-9.
Thank you all for the advice! Although I’ve bought the plants and supplies, I’d rather use the raised beds for other things (tomatoes, blueberries, etc) and get pots as suggested.
I will first put them in smaller pots and hopefully eventually they’ll grow big enough for 10-20 gallon pots
Thank you Robert. Now my only real hesitation is it being so late. I have read it’s best to grow early variety if you have swd. And the Coho is as late as it gets. So I went and grabbed a Prime Ark Freedom Blackberry and a Jewel Black Raspberry plant instead. Both will need shade protection in summer but as they say there’s a sucker born every minute haha.
I think you’ll have a decent time starting off in containers - just know that if there are holes in the bottom, they will root through them and you’ll have them growing in your yard. Either put a flat concrete tile/block/stone under them, or those clear plastic water dishes from home depot
I have a few containers of blackberries / raspberries and they seem to be doing okay so far:
these are some of my favorites for raspberries, you can see a few in my video
also these are some decent quality containers that do not have a hole in the center of the bottom so it can’t root on you without you being able to see it
I have a bunch of those and love them
I also am growing some berries in home depot storage containers - no idea if I’ll be eating microplastics or if they will hold up for more than one season, just wanted to bring that up because they are super cheap
I tried those for horse radish. Mine made it a year before they started becoming brittle. Eventually you just touch them and they fall apart. Like you I thought it was a great idea also. What does work well are those cheap kids swimming pools.
I think these are dang near perfect… however i am testing my ‘tubs’ from Home Depot/Lowes/Menards as they are nearly the same size.
I may get a batch of these and try them… they look very similar.
I am on year 3 of these 27 gallon totes… i store leftover potting mix and i soak my pine bark in them over winter… they seem bulletproof. I am going to grow potatoes in them this year.
I think they would be great at heeling in bare roots for as long as needed as well. So with that said i would have no issue growing things in them long term.
There are yellow lid ones and red lid ones that ive seen… i have both and the quality of plastic is industrial or something.
All box stores and farm stores seem to have nearly the same ones… probably all from the same factory in China. $10 is the common price but ive seen them for $8 which was when i pulled out my wallet.
I have 10 of these half barrel planters from Rural King and am on year 6 with them. Holes drilled in the bottoms with varying sizes of bits. I am growing blueberries in mine… and they do all that i want and more. I dont see any kind of degredation in them at all. I have moved them a few times with a small hand dolly. Super handy and perfect for what i am doing with them.
I remember reading somewhere that they claim they are made in the USA. Also important to note that you can’t mix Lowes and Home Depot storage totes as they are slightly different sizes so they won’t stack!
There are two versions (i have both)… one has what looks like a molar tooth on the side and the other has vertical bars. The one with the molar tooth seems better built and the bottom is very different and beefier… Both seem bulletproof to me but there does seem to be some minor differences and probably why they wont stack.
Ok how much drainage would these require. I added some peat and perlite to some miracle grow organic raised bed/in ground soil and planted a Jewel and Prime Arc Freedom in 20+ gallon pots. I never use MG but I was in a hurry and at Costco the other day so grabbed a couple bags when I saw the raised bed noted on the bag.
Should they be ok or should I add more perlite and some pumice?
I think it would be better just to buy the cheap bags of soil from lowes. I love sta-green in certain situations. My raspberries liked it too and Passionfruit absolutely LOVED it
