When to Plant Bok Choy in Idaho
Idaho spans USDA hardiness 4a to 7b (zones 4a to 7b on this page). Plant bok choy by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.
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Bok Choy planting calendar for Idaho, Zone 4a
Average last spring frost
May 15
Average first fall frost
September 20
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Apr 17
Transplant outdoors
May 1
Projected first harvest
Jun 20
fall planting
Direct sow
Jul 19
Projected first harvest
Sep 7
spring planting
fall planting
Bok Choy is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →
Bok Choy planting calendar for Idaho, Zone 4b
Average last spring frost
May 10
Average first fall frost
September 25
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Apr 12
Transplant outdoors
Apr 26
Projected first harvest
Jun 15
fall planting
Direct sow
Jul 24
Projected first harvest
Sep 12
spring planting
fall planting
Bok Choy is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →
Bok Choy planting calendar for Idaho, Zone 5a
Average last spring frost
May 5
Average first fall frost
October 1
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Apr 7
Transplant outdoors
Apr 21
Projected first harvest
Jun 10
fall planting
Direct sow
Jul 30
Projected first harvest
Sep 18
spring planting
fall planting
Bok Choy is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Bok Choy planting calendar for Idaho, Zone 5b
Average last spring frost
April 30
Average first fall frost
October 5
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Apr 2
Transplant outdoors
Apr 16
Projected first harvest
Jun 5
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 3
Projected first harvest
Sep 22
spring planting
fall planting
Bok Choy is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Bok Choy planting calendar for Idaho, Zone 6a
Average last spring frost
April 25
Average first fall frost
October 10
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Mar 28
Transplant outdoors
Apr 11
Projected first harvest
May 31
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 8
Projected first harvest
Sep 27
spring planting
fall planting
Bok Choy is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Bok Choy planting calendar for Idaho, Zone 6b
Average last spring frost
April 20
Average first fall frost
October 15
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Mar 23
Transplant outdoors
Apr 6
Projected first harvest
May 26
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 13
Projected first harvest
Oct 2
spring planting
fall planting
Bok Choy is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Bok Choy planting calendar for Idaho, Zone 7a
Average last spring frost
April 15
Average first fall frost
October 20
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Mar 18
Transplant outdoors
Apr 1
Projected first harvest
May 21
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 18
Projected first harvest
Oct 7
spring planting
fall planting
Bok Choy is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Bok Choy planting calendar for Idaho, Zone 7b
Average last spring frost
April 10
Average first fall frost
October 30
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Mar 13
Transplant outdoors
Mar 27
Projected first harvest
May 16
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 28
Projected first harvest
Oct 17
spring planting
fall planting
Bok Choy is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
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Varieties to grow
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Common problems with bok choy
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