How to Grow Loganberries USA

By the SoilCommander Editorial Team, under the guidance of Nitin Sharma, Co-Founder · · How we check our facts

On this page
  1. Loganberry (Rubus loganobaccus)
  2. Quick Facts
  3. At a Glance
  4. Diseases
  5. Pests
  6. Soil & Growing Conditions
  7. Growth Stages
  8. Harvest & Storage
  9. Plan your Loganberries planting
  10. Growing Loganberry in another region
  11. Sources
  12. Frequently Asked Questions

Loganberries (Rubus loganobaccus) — Deciduous shrub with biennial canes -- each cane grows vegetatively in its first year, fruits in its second, then dies….

3 diseases and 4 pests are documented for this crop, so a fair share of growing it well is prevention.

Core growing advice on this page is checked against named horticultural sources — see References.

Loganberry (Rubus loganobaccus)

A loganberry vine trained on a trellis with ripening fruit — “Loganberry fruiting” by Baswanschers is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Quick Facts

A loganberry vine trained on a trellis with ripening fruit — “Loganberry fruiting” by Baswanschers is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Loganberry fruiting” by Baswanschers is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Factor Value
Soil texture Fertile soil, tolerant of light, medium or heavy textures (RHS; PFAF)
Drainage Well-drained, avoiding winter waterlogging (RHS)
Lifecycle Deciduous shrub with biennial canes -- each cane grows vegetatively in its first year, fruits in its second, then dies (RHS; PFAF). Self-fertile, and PFAF notes it reproduces apomictically (seed forms without sexual fusion).
Edible parts fruit

At a Glance

Close-up of a dark red loganberry — “Coreus marginatus 06.2025 (1)” by DidierFy is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Coreus marginatus 06.2025 (1)” by DidierFy is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rubus loganobaccus Loganberry Grey mould Honey fungus Raspberry cane spot Glasshouse red spider m… Birds (fruit) Aphids Raspberry beetle DISEASES PESTS

Diseases

Loganberries ripening on the branch among the leaves — “Loganbes” by Toubib at Dutch Wikipedia is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
“Loganbes” by Toubib at Dutch Wikipedia is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuzzy grey-brown Botrytis mould covering a tomato stem — Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0
Grey mould
low

Botrytis cinerea

Soft brown fruit decay; Fuzzy grey-brown mould

Named directly on RHS's own growing-guide page as "grey mould".

Honey fungus
low

Armillaria spp.

Named directly by PFAF.

Raspberry cane spot
low

Elsinoe veneta

PFAF states loganberry is "liable to attacks of raspberry cane spot," though notes the crop is generally reliable among fruiting Rubus species overall.

Pests

A cluster of loganberries at different stages of ripeness — “Loganberries on the plant” by Nadiatalent is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Loganberries on the plant” by Nadiatalent is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Two-spotted red spider mite with silk threads, magnified — Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Glasshouse red spider mite (two-spotted spider mite)
low

Tetranychus urticae

Named directly on RHS's own growing-guide page as "spider mites".

Birds (fruit)
moderate

Aves

Named directly on RHS's own growing-guide page; netting recommended.

low

Aphididae (various spp.)

Named directly on RHS's own growing-guide page.

Raspberry beetle
moderate

Byturus tomentosus

Named directly on RHS's own growing-guide page.

Soil & Growing Conditions

A loganberry leaf — “Rubus × loganobaccus leaf” by Blik is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
“Rubus × loganobaccus leaf” by Blik is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Water: Water well immediately after planting and during dry spells in the first growing season; established plants need little extra water if mulched (RHS)

Growth Stages

A bee pollinating a loganberry flower — “Bombus pratorum 05.2025 (1)” by DidierFy is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Bombus pratorum 05.2025 (1)” by DidierFy is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stage BBCH Notes
Planting and establishment 0 Plant mid-autumn to early spring, spaced 2.5-4m apart depending on vigour, against horizontal wires 45cm apart with the lowest wire 45cm above the ground (RHS). Cut first-year canes back to healthy buds 20-25cm from the ground immediately after planting.
Vegetative growth (first-year canes) 3 New canes grow vegetatively in their first year and are tied in to the support wires; PFAF notes a fast growth rate to about 2.5m. Dislikes exposed, windy sites (PFAF).
Fruiting (second-year canes) 6 Most growth fruits on second-year canes (RHS). Self-fertile, and PFAF notes it reproduces apomictically.
Harvest and pruning 8 Harvest from July onwards; fruit is dark red and sharper tasting than raspberries (RHS). Prune out the old, fruited canes at the base every year after harvest, in summer or autumn.

Harvest & Storage

Harvested loganberries shown against a ruler for scale — “Loganberries” by Nadiatalent is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Loganberries” by Nadiatalent is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to pick: Dark red fruit, sharper tasting than raspberries, ready from July onwards (RHS); PFAF records fruit up to 4cm diameter with a pleasant acidic flavour. Ideal for jams and cooking, though it can also be eaten fresh.

Plan your Loganberries planting

When to sow and plant Loganberries depends on your own frost dates. Check the USA vegetable planting calendar. To work out where it fits in your beds, sketch your plot in the free Garden Layout Planner.

Growing Loganberry in another region

Planting dates, frost timing and local advice differ by country. Use the guide for where you garden.

Sources

The full list of 2 sources behind this guide (Plants For A Future (PFAF), Royal Horticultural Society) is in the references of our UK guide to loganberries; they describe the plant itself, which is the same wherever it grows.

Frequently Asked Questions

What problems affect loganberries?

Our data links 3 diseases and 4 pests to this crop. See the sections above for each one and how to manage it.

Plan next season before the problems start

Almost everything on this page resolves to your own frost dates rather than the calendar — the last spring frost moves by roughly two months between zone 3 and zone 10. The USA Garden Planner works from your zone so the timing is already decided before the season starts.

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SoilCommander Editorial Team — under the guidance of Nitin Sharma, Co-Founder

Every growing guide is checked against RHS, USDA Cooperative Extension, and other named horticultural authorities before publishing. How we check our facts.

How this guide is put together

The growing data on this page — planting windows, pests, diseases, soil and site requirements — comes from named horticultural sources, listed in References below, checked against USDA hardiness-zone and frost-date data, with Cooperative Extension sources cited directly where one exists for a crop. An automated pipeline assembles that verified data into the page you're reading: it selects which facts to lead with and builds the surrounding prose and layout. It does not invent a date, a source or a number — where a verified value for a field isn't available, the page leaves it out rather than guessing. A person reviews and publishes each page; nothing goes live unverified.

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