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Georgia planting calendar

What to plant in November in Georgia

Plant garlic cloves in November. In South Georgia, November can also be a time to set out onion plants. Spring-blooming flower bulbs are another November option. Most cool-season vegetables on UGA’s general garden calendar belong to September and October planting, so do not treat that list as a fresh November sowing schedule.

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Garlic cloves

UGA places Georgia garlic planting from late September through November. Use sound cloves rather than true seed; November planting can be less forgiving for a late-maturing variety.

See the garlic guideUGA garlic guidance
South Georgia

Onion plants

UGA says onion plants may be set out in November or December in South Georgia. North Georgia follows a different schedule, with plants set out in early or mid-March. This is not a statewide November onion date.

See the onion guideUGA home-gardening guide
Flowers

Spring-blooming bulbs

UGA’s November school-garden calendar includes planting spring-blooming flower bulbs. Choose bulbs suited to your garden and follow their planting instructions; the calendar does not give one depth or date for every bulb.

UGA November calendar

Your region changes the answer

North Georgia

Garlic remains the supported November food-crop choice here. Do not carry the South Georgia onion-plant schedule north.

Middle Georgia

Use UGA’s November garlic guidance. Its general vegetable calendar places the main cool-season sowing and transplanting list in September–October.

South Georgia

Garlic and onion plants are both supported November options, but the onion advice refers to plants, not a blanket seed-sowing date.

Regional distinction: UGA garlic, UGA onions, UGA vegetable calendar.

Already have a fall bed?

Keep harvesting established cool-season crops. For an empty bed, UGA’s November–December calendar recommends soil testing, compost and planning the next planting season.

Harvest what is readyCheck existing cool-season crops before buying more seed.
Test the soilUse the result before deciding whether the bed needs lime or another amendment.
Plan the next sowingUse a crop-specific date rather than moving a September–October window into November.

Sources: UGA school-garden calendar and UGA vegetable-garden calendar.

Check your own garden

Before planting, confirm the crop, planting material and current conditions with your UGA county Extension office. For the wider season, use the Georgia fall-garden guide.