When to plant watermelons in Macon: 23 March – 22 August

In Macon, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 2 February to 25 July; plant into a greenhouse from 2 March to 22 August; plant out into open ground from 23 March to 22 August.

Watermelon in Macon: soil, season and weather

In Macon the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 5 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 23 March, 18 days later.

Last spring frost	5 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	23 March, 18 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	2 March – 22 August; March outside: 9.5 °C at night, 21.3 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	1 December, 253 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	21 May – 20 October
Days left for picking	194
Daylight	11:16 on 23 February, 12:13 on 23 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

The same dates in Macon hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Pumpkin.

Watermelon in Macon: care after planting

Planted on 23 March: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

23 March — feed: balanced (NPK)

Pests and diseases of watermelon to watch for:

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

Weather in Macon during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 33.1 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: December (15.5 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in March–May and October–December (5.8–17.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
March	21.3	9.5	107	10	11:56
April	25.1	12.5	98	9	12:59
May	29	17.1	91	11	13:50
June	32	20.9	95	13	14:18
July	33.1	22.7	99	16	14:07
August	32.2	22.2	115	16	13:23
September	30.4	19.6	85	8	12:24
October	25.6	14.2	67	6	11:24
November	19.8	8.7	59	7	10:29
December	15.5	5.8	117	10	10:00

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Macon, Tallahassee is 27 days earlier and Greenville 31 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atlanta	123 km	13 April – 13 August	21 days later
Athens (United States)	127 km	17 April – 13 August	25 days later
Greenville	253 km	23 April – 13 August	31 days later
Savannah	253 km	25 February – 14 September	26 days earlier
Montgomery	253 km	17 March – 20 August	6 days earlier
Tallahassee	272 km	24 February – 13 September	27 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Macon

Buy plants ready to set out from 23 March to 22 August (from 2 March to 22 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 2 February to 25 July. 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

Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.

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