Macon, GA · zone 8b · ~240 frost-free days
When to plant a garden in Macon.
In Macon, the typical last spring frost lands around Mar 18 and the first fall frost around Nov 13, giving you about 240 frost-free days. Cool-season crops go out before the last frost; warm-season crops wait until after it.
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Sow dates for Macon, keyed to your frost.
| Crop | Start indoors | Spring sow / set out | Fall sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicing | Feb 11 to Apr 13 | Mar 25 to May 25 | — |
| Lettuce, leaf | — | Feb 8 to Mar 25 | Aug 30 to Oct 29 |
| Carrot | — | Feb 8 to Mar 13 | Aug 18 to Sep 13 |
| Bush Bean | — | Mar 18 to May 8 | Jul 30 to Sep 1 |
| Cucumber, slicing | — | Mar 25 to Jun 24 | Jul 13 to Aug 13 |
| Pepper, bell | Feb 20 to Apr 13 | Apr 3 to May 25 | — |
| Kale | Dec 28 to Jan 25 | Feb 8 to Mar 8 | Aug 13 to Sep 28 |
| Spinach | — | Jan 25 to Mar 8 | Aug 30 to Oct 18 |
Macon sits in Zone 8b, but two gardens in the same city can be a week or two apart. The planner works from your ZIP code's frost dates, not the zone, so the dates land right for your block, not the metro average.
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Tell the free planner what you want to eat and who you're feeding. It returns plant counts, spacing, and frost-safe sow dates for ZIP 31201 in about 60 seconds.