When to Plant Bok Choi in Higginsville, MO

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Higginsville should be read to figure out when to plant bok choi.


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 just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant bok choi
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bok choi
Probably not a good time to plant bok choi

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Higginsville 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. If you wait any later than that and your bok choi may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks 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 Higginsville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Higginsville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Higginsville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your bok choi in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Higginsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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