When to Plant Bok Choi in Mauldin, SC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Mauldin you can determine when it's possible to plant bok choi 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 do well in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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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 Mauldin 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bok choi indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mauldin. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mauldin is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Mauldin you get a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your bok choi in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mauldin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 15°F.

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