Companion Planting: Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Spacing: needs about 4 square feet per plant. Mature height: 5-6 ft.
Plant these nearby
No standout companions recorded yet.
Keep these apart
- Potato: Cornell's berry disease guide lists raspberries as most commonly infected with verticillium wilt when planted after potatoes, tomatoes, or other solanaceous crops — a real, documented soil-borne risk that persists for years, not folklore. (source)
- Tomato: Penn State Extension advises avoiding land recently planted with tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, peppers, or strawberries before raspberries, due to shared verticillium wilt susceptibility — a real, documented soil-borne risk, not folklore. (source)
Common pairings, answered directly
- Can I plant raspberry next to potato?
- Better not to. Cornell's berry disease guide lists raspberries as most commonly infected with verticillium wilt when planted after potatoes, tomatoes, or other solanaceous crops — a real, documented soil-borne risk that persists for years, not folklore.
- Can I plant raspberry next to tomato?
- Better not to. Penn State Extension advises avoiding land recently planted with tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, peppers, or strawberries before raspberries, due to shared verticillium wilt susceptibility — a real, documented soil-borne risk, not folklore.
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Companion planting for Raspberry: which plants to grow next to it, which to keep apart, and the reason behind each pairing.
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