Roots are the most vital organ of a plant! Take care of them with properly timed planting.
Strong, well-planted native plants means more growth, nectar, and seeds for native pollinators and wildlife.
Happy pollinators turn your back yard into a healthy ecosystem with a higher yielding vegetable garden!
FALL PLANTING IS BEST: late September to early November.
- Best Fall planting time is after the heat starts to drop off and before the soil gets very cold or freezes
- Roots grow fastest in the Fall and Spring, so giving your native plant two seasons to establish their roots means: Stronger, more sustainable, drought-tolerant native plants that require less watering during the punishing Georgia Summer.
SPRING PLANTING: April 15th through May
Best Spring planting time is after the last frost until a few weeks before summer’s heat.Any plant may be planted in Spring, but it may need more water and
TLC to get it through Summer than Fall-planted ones.
Spring planting is most suitable for:
- Drought-tolerant plants that have trouble with rotting in wet
winter soils, such as Asclepias (Butterflyweed or Milkweed). - Plants with hollow stems that winter moisture can freeze in and
harm plants that have not fully established, such as Monarda (Beebalm) - Fall-blooming plants. Plants establish new roots better when they
are not distracted by trying to produce flowers.
