One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant bok choi is to use the USDA zone info for Atlantic Beach.

Planting Calendar for Bok Choi

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

Bok Choi do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Atlantic Beach 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. Any later than that and your bok choi may not have a chance to grow to maturity. 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 Atlantic Beach. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Atlantic Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Atlantic Beach 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 Atlantic Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Atlantic Beach

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Atlantic Beach.