One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Dixon can be read to figure out when you can plant bok choi.

Planting Calendar for Bok Choi

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

You can plant bok choi a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Dixon is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. If you wait any later than that and your bok choi may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bok choi indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Dixon. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dixon is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Dixon you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your bok choi if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dixon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Dixon

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