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When to Plant Watermelon in Georgia
UGA Cooperative Extension gives one set of dates for watermelon for the whole state: spring planting runs Mar 20 to May 1.
Photo: Young watermelon plant in a garden. Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons
When to plant watermelon in your county
Every county uses the same statewide dates.
Published dates for watermelon in Georgia
| Type | Season | Region | Published dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watermelon | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Mar. 20–May 1 | Bulletin 577, Home Garden Planting Chart (B577 planting chart PDF p. 1; B-577_7 PDF p. 16) |
| Watermelon | 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) |
| Watermelon – large | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Mar. 20–May 1 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Watermelon – round | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Mar. 20–May 1 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
| Watermelon – small | spring | Georgia (dates published for Middle Georgia) | Mar. 20–May 1 | Circular 963, Vegetable Planting Chart, C963 PDF p. 5 |
More planting dates for Georgia
Planting dates for each crop in Georgia, from the UGA Cooperative Extension calendar.
Planting watermelon in Georgia: questions
When do you plant watermelon in Georgia?
UGA Cooperative Extension gives one set of dates for watermelon for the whole state: spring planting runs Mar 20 to May 1.
Can I plant watermelon in the fall in Georgia?
The UGA Cooperative Extension calendar used here lists no fall window for watermelon.
How does frost timing change watermelon planting?
Spring windows follow the last frost and fall windows end before the first frost. See the Georgia frost dates page for your county.
Where do these dates for watermelon come from?
Bulletin 577 Home Gardening; Circular 943 Vegetable Garden Calendar; Circular 963 Vegetable Gardening in Georgia.
Why do the dates differ by county?
One statewide set of dates applies to every county.
Photos: Young watermelon plant in a garden: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons; Riffle on the upper Etowah River below bare winter hardwoods in the Blue Ridge Ranger District: ChattOconeeNF, CC0 1.0, via Flickr; Clear water of the upper Etowah River sliding past rhododendron on national forest land in Lumpkin County: ChattOconeeNF, CC0 1.0, via Flickr; Golden evening light on the dark water of the Ogeechee River in Effingham County: StephenGA, CC0 1.0, via Flickr; Autumn color along the Middle Oconee River at the State Botanical Garden in Clarke County: kingair42, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr; Unripe green tomato on the plant: Microrao, 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; Potato plant growing in a garden bed: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Field of sweet corn in summer: Marathon, 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; Zucchini fruit on the plant: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Young lettuce plant in garden soil: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.