Georgia Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
Georgia’s frost dates, cool- and warm-season planting windows, and fall crop timing, based on NOAA’s 1991-2020 climate normals for the Atlanta area.
Gardening in Georgia
Everything we have worked out for Georgia: what to plant and when, which varieties finish in time, the pests that actually turn up here, and the jobs that pay off month by month. We also cover the rest of the property, from lawns and soil to home care and energy, because a garden rarely stops at the vegetable bed.
The numbers first, because everything else follows from them. Measured at the weather station in Atlanta, the last spring freeze runs March 11 to March 29 and the first fall freeze runs November 13 to December 1, USDA zones 6a-9b, 5,477 growing degree days in the year.
Garlic does well: 13 weeks below 40 °F, comfortably past the six it needs to form a proper head.
Elsewhere on the property in Georgia: the pests that turn up here.
Figures from NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals. A state is not one climate: elevation, a large lake or the coast can move these dates by two weeks either way, so check your own county with the extension service before you spend money.
When to Carve a Pumpkin in Georgia
Georgia’s growing season runs long, and that changes the pumpkin math most Halloween guides assume.
Growing Onions in Georgia: Which Varieties Actually Bulb
Georgia sits at latitude 33.63 degrees north, and on the longest day of the year the sun gives it 14 hours and 14 minutes of daylight.
Growing Apples in Georgia: Varieties, Timing and Frost Risk
Georgia spans USDA zones 6a to 9b, so the right apple variety depends on planting in the mountains or on the coastal plain.
Heating a Home in Georgia: What the Winter Actually Costs
Georgia winters rarely bite hard, but they linger just long enough to matter for a heating budget.
Melonworm in Georgia: When It Shows Up and What Stops It
Melonworm shows up in Georgia gardens as a summer problem, not a spring one. The UGA Cooperative Extension flags crops planted after mid-June as the ones…
Gardening in Georgia: What the Season Actually Allows
Georgia spans USDA zones 6a to 9b, which means “gardening in Georgia” describes several different growing realities depending on which county you’re in.
Aphids in Georgia: When It Shows Up and What Stops It
Aphids start showing up in Georgia as early as February in the coastal plain and by late March across the rest of the state, riding the first stretch of…
Spider mites in Georgia: When It Shows Up and What Stops It
Spider mites show up in Georgia as soon as the weather turns hot and dry, usually starting in late May and peaking through July and August when daytime…
Squash vine borer in Georgia: When It Shows Up and What Stops It
Squash vine borer moths start flying in Georgia as early as mid-May in the southern part of the state and typically show up by early June farther north.