Regional guide

Georgia Vegetable Variety Recommendations

UGA 2025 variety guide for Georgia-tested vegetables, source-name catalog matches, and weak-link exclusions separate from planting-date windows.

Climate signals

• UGA Extension Circular 1326, Best Garden Vegetable Varieties for Georgia, was published on February 25, 2025.
• The source says it was written and reviewed by experts.
• It lists vegetable variety recommendations for the state of Georgia.
• UGA says most of these varieties have been trialed and grown successfully in the state.

Planning notes

• UGA says these are not the only varieties that can grow well in Georgia, but they provide new gardeners with a starting point.
• The source cautions that gardeners may need to search print catalogs and online because local garden centers may not always carry the varieties listed.
• Bush (Snap) Beans include Provider in the beans list.
• Beets include Detroit Dark Red in the beet list.
• Collards include Georgia Southern in the collards list.
• Purple Eggplant includes Black Beauty in the eggplant list.
• Loose Leaf Lettuce includes Black Seeded Simpson in the lettuce list.
• Mustard Greens include Southern Giant Curled in the mustard greens list.
• Okra includes Clemson Spineless in the okra list.
• Edible-Pod Peas include Sugar Snap in the pea list.
• Pie-Type Pumpkins include Small Sugar in the pumpkin list.
• Determinate Tomatoes include Roma in the tomato list.
• Round Watermelons include Sugar Baby in the watermelon list.
• Source rows without priority links include Marketmore, Winter Bloomsdale, Purple Top, Butternut, Golden Queen, Scarlet Nantes, Sweet Banana, and many other names because the catalog lacks exact source-name matches.
• Use these priority catalog links as exact source-name matches for UGA's variety list, not Georgia planting-date windows or proof that all listed varieties are locally stocked.

Catalog crop examples

These catalog entries match crops covered by the regional timing source; variety-specific details remain tied to each seed entry's own source.

• Provider Bush Bean Vegetable · Warm · 50 days
• Detroit Dark Red Beet Vegetable · Cool · 58 days
• Georgia Southern Collards Vegetable · Cool · 65 days
• Black Beauty Eggplant Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
• Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
• Southern Giant Curled Mustard Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
• Clemson Spineless Okra Vegetable · Warm · 56 days
• Sugar Snap Pea Vegetable · Cool · 62 days
• Small Sugar Pumpkin Vegetable · Warm · 100 days
• Roma Tomato Vegetable · Warm · 76 days
• Sugar Baby Watermelon Vegetable · Warm · 80 days

Related regional guides

• Georgia Spring and Fall Vegetable Garden A Georgia vegetable guide for UGA's approximate spring and fall planting chart, with cool-season repeats and warm-season windows.
• Middle Georgia Vegetable Garden Calendar UGA Circular 943 middle-Georgia calendar for monthly tasks, north/south timing offsets, succession planting, and fall reset rows.

Source: UGA Extension Best Garden Vegetable Varieties for Georgia