The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. 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 estimating when you can plant bok choi is to examine the USDA zone info for Palm 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 well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Palm 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bok choi may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bok choi indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Palm Beach the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palm Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Palm Beach there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your bok choi in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Palm Beach

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