I live in Georgia also but a bit farther south in Savannah. The good thing about your location is that you can have something growing in your garden almost the entire year. Spring plantings in Macon run from January to March/April and fall plantings from July to September/October depending on which vegetables you are growing (and if you are direct seeding or setting out transplants) so I would plan on preparing the soil about a month before each new item is planted.
What are you growing? Would sure like to see some photos of the garden.
