When to plant raspberries in New Zealand
Outdoors, raspberries go in from around 2 May in Invercargill to 31 May in New Plymouth.
- Type
- Hardy Copes with cold
- First harvest
- Every year once it’s established
- Spacing
- 45 cm between plants
- In pots
- Not really better in the ground
- Straight in the ground. Plant raspberries where they’re to grow, not in seed trays.
- Goes in as it cools. Raspberry is planted in autumn to grow through the winter and crop the following year.
Town by town
24 towns from north to south. Dates move later the further you go from the equator and the higher up. Tap a town for its full calendar.
Plant outdoorsPlant under cover (a greenhouse or polytunnel)Months run July to June, so summer reads in one piece.
| TownTown, north to south | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhangareiSeason too shortSeason too short | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month |
| AucklandSeason too shortSeason too short | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month |
| PapatoetoeSeason too shortSeason too short | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month |
| Manukau CitySeason too shortSeason too short | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month |
| PapakuraSeason too shortSeason too short | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month |
| TaurangaSeason too shortSeason too short | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month |
| HamiltonFrom 30 MayOutdoors 30 May to 19 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Plant under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| RotoruaFrom 20 MayOutdoors 20 May to 20 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| GisborneFrom 31 MayOutdoors 31 May to 23 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Plant under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| New PlymouthFrom 31 MayOutdoors 31 May to 26 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Plant under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| NapierFrom 23 MayOutdoors 23 May to 17 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| HastingsFrom 21 MayOutdoors 21 May to 17 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| WhanganuiFrom 24 MayOutdoors 24 May to 19 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| Palmerston NorthFrom 22 MayOutdoors 22 May to 20 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| PoriruaFrom 30 MayOutdoors 30 May to 28 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Plant under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| Upper HuttFrom 28 MayOutdoors 28 May to 27 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Plant under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| Lower HuttSeason too shortSeason too short | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month |
| NelsonFrom 15 MayOutdoors 15 May to 13 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| WellingtonSeason too shortSeason too short | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month |
| RichmondFrom 16 MayOutdoors 16 May to 13 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| BlenheimFrom 16 MayOutdoors 16 May to 15 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| ChristchurchFrom 11 MayOutdoors 11 May to 13 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| DunedinFrom 8 MayOutdoors 8 May to 11 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| InvercargillFrom 2 MayOutdoors 2 May to 13 Jul | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover |
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