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When to Plant Tomatoes in Georgia
UGA Cooperative Extension gives one set of dates for tomatoes for the whole state: spring planting runs Mar 25 to May 1; fall planting runs Jun 15 to Jul 15.
Photo: Staked tomato plant in a straw-mulched kitchen garden with green and ripening red tomatoes. NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Your county's dates for tomatoes
The publication does not split the state into regions, so every county shares these dates.
Pile of ripe tomatoes
Published dates for tomatoes in Georgia
| Type | Season | Region | Published dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Mar. 25–May 1 | Bulletin 577, Home Garden Planting Chart (B577 planting chart PDF p. 1; B-577_7 PDF p. 16) |
| Tomato, cherry | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Mar. 25–May 1 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Tomato, determinate | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Mar. 25–May 1 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Tomato, grape | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Mar. 25–May 1 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Tomato, indeterminate | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Mar. 25–May 1 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Tomatoes | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | February: Plant seed boxes. Peppers and eggplants will take 8 weeks to grow from seed to transplant size, while tomatoes will take 6 weeks. | Circular 943, Circular 943, February (PDF p. 3) |
| Tomatoes | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | April: Plant your choices of the following warm-season or “frost-tender” crops: beans (snap, pole, lima), cantaloupe, sweet corn, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, field peas, peppers, squash, tomatoes, and | Circular 943, Circular 943, April (PDF p. 4) |
| Tomato | fall | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | June 1–Aug. 10 | Bulletin 577, Home Garden Planting Chart (B577 planting chart PDF p. 1; B-577_7 PDF p. 16) |
| Tomato, cherry | fall | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Jun. 15–Jul. 15 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Tomato, determinate | fall | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Jun. 15–Jul. 15 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Tomato, grape | fall | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Jun. 15–Jul. 15 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Tomato, indeterminate | fall | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Jun. 15–Jul. 15 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Tomatoes | fall | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | July: Plant the following vegetables no later than July 20 to allow time to mature before frost: tomatoes, okra, corn, pole beans, and lima beans. | Circular 943, Circular 943, July (PDF p. 6) |
When to plant other crops in Georgia
More planting dates for Georgia
Planting dates for each crop in Georgia, from the UGA Cooperative Extension calendar.
Planting tomatoes in Georgia: questions
When do you plant tomatoes in Georgia?
UGA Cooperative Extension gives one set of dates for tomatoes for the whole state: spring planting runs Mar 25 to May 1; fall planting runs Jun 15 to Jul 15.
Can I plant tomatoes in the fall in Georgia?
Yes. Fall planting runs Jun 15 to Jul 15.
What frost date should I use for tomatoes?
Cold nights after planting can damage young plants. The Georgia frost dates page shows how late frost runs in your county.
Where do these dates for tomatoes come from?
Bulletin 577 Home Gardening; Circular 943 Vegetable Garden Calendar; Circular 963 Vegetable Gardening in Georgia.
Why might my county's dates differ?
The calendar gives one set of dates for the whole state.
Photos: Staked tomato plant in a straw-mulched kitchen garden with green and ripening red tomatoes: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Ripe red tomatoes on the vine: Softeis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pile of ripe tomatoes: Jubair Bin Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Long neat rows of green potato plants stretching across a farm field: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tall corn plants with golden tassels against a summer sky in a field: inkknife_2000, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber plants growing in a greenhouse bed: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Squash plant with yellow blossoms and spreading stems in a straw-mulched garden: Mary O'Neill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Lettuce plants growing in rows: AfroBrazilian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Long rows of green onion plants growing in sandy farm soil: ליזי שאנן, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.