When to plant hyacinths in Macon: by 1 November

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

Hyacinth 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 1 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Daylight	10:52 on 1 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:59

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

Hyacinth in Macon: depth, winter cold, pests and pets

Plant hyacinths 10 cm deep, at least 7.5 cm apart (RHS).

In Macon the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 4 weeks a year (our estimate from ten years of monthly weather). For this bulb Wisconsin Horticulture Extension gives a cold period of 12–15 weeks at about 2–10 °C. That is less than the bulbs need, and without more cold they may not flower properly. Where winters are not cold enough for long enough, LSU AgCenter keeps tulip and hyacinth bulbs in the refrigerator for at least six to eight weeks before planting, and plants them only once the soil has cooled: warm soil can cancel the chilling. Keep fruit out of that refrigerator — ripening fruit gives off ethylene, which harms the flowers (Wisconsin Horticulture Extension).

Flowers get smaller in the years after planting: for full spikes, replace the bulbs or add a few new ones each autumn (RHS).

If squirrels are a problem, protect the bulbs with wire mesh (RHS). Hyacinths are toxic to dogs, cats and horses: intense vomiting and diarrhoea (ASPCA).

Sources: RHS, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, LSU AgCenter, ASPCA.

Hyacinth in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant hyacinth earlier than Macon; the closest date is in Montgomery, 2 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atlanta	123 km	by 23 October	9 days earlier
Greenville	253 km	by 23 October	9 days earlier
Montgomery	253 km	by 30 October	2 days earlier
Columbia	276 km	by 30 October	2 days earlier
Chattanooga	290 km	by 13 October	19 days earlier
Birmingham (United States)	303 km	by 27 October	5 days earlier

Where to buy hyacinth 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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