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.

The USDA zone info for Horseheads can be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea 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 a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant bok choi in Horseheads 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. Starting your bok choi indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Horseheads. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Horseheads is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Horseheads you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your bok choi in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Horseheads

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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