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

The USDA zone info for Reidsville should be reffered to in order to figure out when it's possible 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.

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

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Reidsville 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bok choi indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Reidsville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Reidsville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Reidsville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bok choi if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Reidsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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