One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant bok choi by referring to the USDA zone info for Zanesville.

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 bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Zanesville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Zanesville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Zanesville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your bok choi in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Zanesville

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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