When to Plant Bok Choi in Robertsdale, AL

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Robertsdale you can estimate when you can plant bok choi by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bok Choi

Frost tolerance for bok choi: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since bok choi are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Robertsdale is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bok choi and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bok choi may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your bok choi indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Robertsdale the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Robertsdale is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Robertsdale there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bok choi if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Robertsdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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