Vegetables
Bok Choy
Grows fast in cool weather; harvest at any size you like.
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal
When to plant Bok Choy in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Sow seed
- Cool — Feb
- Temperate — Mar, Apr, May, Oct
- Subtropical — Aug, Sep
- Tropical — Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
- Arid — May, Jun, Jul
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | FebDetailsSow in February. | Mar, Apr, May, OctDetailsSow in March-May. Sow in October. | Aug, SepDetailsSow in August-September. | Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, NovDetailsSow in June. Sow in August-November. | May, Jun, JulDetailsSow in May-July. |
| Plant out | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Bok Choy that isn't tied to a month.
- Keep plants growing quickly to prevent stress and bolting; harvest immediately if flowers form.
- The source suggests sowing every 4 weeks for continual supply; held as a note, not a fabricated recurring rule.
- Harvestable at any stage, so no maturity range is published.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
Related planting guides
Other plants in the GrowCal dataset, mostly from the same category.
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