Does a Wall in Georgia Need a Vapor Barrier?
No, not as a blanket requirement. Every one of Georgia’s counties falls into either IECC Climate Zone 3A or Climate Zone 2A, and the 2021 International…
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.
Heating With Pellets in Georgia: What a Winter Takes
A Georgia winter doesn’t ask much of a pellet stove, at least by national standards.
Trees, Shrubs and Perennials for Georgia: What Will Not Survive
Georgia’s growing conditions run from USDA zone 6a in the high country near the North Carolina line down to zone 9b along the coast.
How Much Insulation Does a Home in Georgia Need?
Georgia doesn’t have one insulation answer. The state splits across two IECC climate zones, 3A and 2A, and the right R-value depends on which one covers…
When Can You Turn the Heat Off in Georgia?
In Georgia, the closest thing to a true break from both furnace and air conditioner falls in April, when combined heating and cooling demand drops to…
Will Sweet Corn Ripen in Georgia?
Yes, sweet corn ripens in Georgia, but the calendar most gardeners check isn’t the one that actually decides it.
When to Sow Sweet Corn in Georgia
Sweet corn seed goes into Georgia soil once the ground itself reaches 60 F, not simply once frost danger has passed.
When to Sow Autumn Spinach in Georgia
In most of Georgia, autumn spinach goes into the ground from mid-September through early October, once the soil has cooled enough to let seed germinate…
Will Spinach Bolt Early in Georgia?
No. Georgia’s summer days stretch to 14 hours and 14 minutes at the solstice, and that alone is enough to push spinach into flower long before the…
Will Georgia Soil Hold an Asparagus Bed for Fifteen Years?
The Tifton series, the soil USDA lists as representative of Georgia, is sandy and well drained by nature: 84 percent sand, only 6 percent clay.