Annual vegetable
Bok Choy plant profile
Brassica rapa var. chinensis
An annual vegetable for full sun.
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When to plant
When to plant Bok Choy
Start seeds indoors
6 weeks before your last spring frost to 4 weeks before your last spring frost
Direct sow
at your last spring frost
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sun
- Planting depth
- 0.5 in
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Spacing
- 6 to 12 in apart, rows 18 in
Common problems
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Evidence trail
Evidence behind this profile
Original extension and institutional publications behind the planting, care, and safety facts on this page.
- Pak choy (bok choy) growing guide
Cornell University Home Gardening. Supports indoor seed-starting timing (direct) and direct-sowing timing (normalized). Checked 2026-06-13.