When to Plant Bok Choi in East Stroudsburg, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant bok choi in East Stroudsburg should be estimated by checking out 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.

You can plant bok choi a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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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 East Stroudsburg 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bok choi indoors.

Last Frost Date

In East Stroudsburg the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for East Stroudsburg may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in East Stroudsburg last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your bok choi if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Stroudsburg

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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