Companion planting for Raspberry canes

[Dr Pips]

Hi all,

Looking for advice. I have a bed I want to put some raspberry canes in. There is also some space (about 1.5 square metres) for something else next to them. I was thinking rhubarb or gooseberries, but I don't really like them!

Do t mind whether fruit or flowering (or both)

Thanks,

Dom

[veggiechicken]

No point growing anything you don't like
What about blackcurrants? Or more raspberries - summer, autumn, yellow, black - lots of choice.

[Dr Pips]

Hmm, blackcurrant could be interesting. Do they need a lot of sun? It doesn't get a massive amount there. Is it something you need to net to stop birds getting them all?

[janzbro]

Blackcurrents can tollerate a bit of shade, you will need to net them later on when getting ripe to stop the birds

[Kirk]

Raspberries do not like to dry out so you will need something that does not take the surface moisture away. They have a their roots near to the surface.

Also raspberries will soon take over the other bit of ground. I would expect that by next year there will be new raspberry canes appearing in it. Raspberries are not really well behaved plants.

[Acanthus]

I planted asparagus next to mine. There is a bit of a problem with invasions of raspberries, but generally it's worked well.