Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Taunton you can determine when you can plant bok choi by reviewing 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 bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Taunton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bok choi may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bok choi indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Taunton. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Taunton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Taunton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bok choi if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Taunton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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