One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant bok choi in Gas City 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.

You can plant bok choi a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Gas City 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. 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Gas City. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Gas City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Gas City last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bok choi if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gas City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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