One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's the best time to plant bok choi by checking out the USDA zone info for New Prague.

Planting Calendar for Bok Choi

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

Since bok choi do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in New Prague is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. Any later than that and your bok choi may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bok choi indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in New Prague. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Prague is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in New Prague it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bok choi if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Prague

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°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 -20°F.

Plants to Grow in New Prague

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