When to plant garlic in Macon: by 1 November

In Macon, garlic: plant by 1 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Garlic in Macon: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 3.8 °C.

Planting	by 1 November
First autumn frost	1 December
Coldest nights	January, 3.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:52 on 1 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:59

The same dates in Macon hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Macon: care after planting

Planted on 1 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

1 November — feed: nitrogen
29 November — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of garlic to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Garlic in nearby cities

Around Macon, Atlanta is 9 days earlier and Savannah 23 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atlanta	123 km	23 October – end of December	9 days earlier
Athens (United States)	127 km	23 October – end of December	9 days earlier
Greenville	253 km	23 October – end of December	9 days earlier
Savannah	253 km	by 24 November	23 days later
Montgomery	253 km	by 30 October	2 days earlier
Tallahassee	272 km	by 23 November	22 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Macon

Planting stock goes into the ground by 1 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Macon OpenStreetMap lists 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

State Farmer's Market — market
Eisenhower Parkway 2055, 31206 Macon · Mon–Sun 08:00–19:00 · 3 km

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