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.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant bok choi in Wallington by using 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.

Bok Choi are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Wallington 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your bok choi indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Wallington. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wallington is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wallington it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your bok choi in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wallington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

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