Growing bok choy in zone 6a
(Zone 6a = an average winter low of -10°F to -5°F.)
In USDA zone 6a, the typical last spring frost is April 29 and the first fall frost is October 16. Here is when to plant bok choy against those dates.
Typical timing
Zone 6a planting schedule
Evidence trail
How these dates are built
Sprout applies the cited planting offsets to the typical zone 6a frost anchors. The result is a planning baseline for the zone, not a local weather forecast.
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023USDA Agricultural Research Service / Oregon State University PRISM Group. Supports the USDA hardiness-zone band.
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Supports the median spring and fall freeze dates.
- Pak choy (bok choy) growing guideCornell University Home Gardening. Supports indoor seed-starting timing (direct) and direct-sowing timing (normalized).
Method note
Start transplants indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost; direct-seed or transplant out only after the last frost (frost exposure bolts spring crops); 6-12 inch spacing in 18-30 inch rows; 1/4-1/2 inch depth; full sun to part shade; pH 6.0-7.5; and the bolting tendency all from this page. Days to maturity vary widely by variety and are omitted.
These are zone 6a averages
Computed from 5,156 ZIP codes in zone 6a. Your town's frost dates vary; enter your ZIP for dates built on your nearest weather station.
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