When to Plant Pak choi in Benito Juarez, Mexico City, Mexico

Step by step in Benito Juarez

Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.

Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.

Start indoors

12-26 Jan

Four weeks before your last frost, under cover or on a windowsill.

Sow for autumn

19 Aug - 9 Sep

Counting back 69 days from your first frost so the crop matures in time.

Sow direct

26 Jan - 9 Feb

Two weeks before your last frost.

Plant out

2-16 Feb

One week before your last frost.

Harvest

7-22 Mar

Sow in succession. A single sowing gives you a single glut. Sow a short row every 14 days through the window above and you get a steady supply instead.

Frost tolerance

Half-hardy

Damaged below

-4°C (24.8°F)

Days to maturity

40–55

Min soil temp

10°C (50°F)

Spacing

20 cm

Sowing depth

12 mm (0.5 in)

Sun

Partial

Pak choi through the year

Against the frost risk in Benito Juarez

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Frost risk Start indoors Autumn sowing Sow direct Plant out Harvest Today

Seasonal context

Rainfall and the growing season in Benito Juarez

July has the highest average precipitation (156 mm); December has the lowest (6 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.

Jan 9 mm

Feb 12 mm

Mar 15 mm

Apr 21 mm

May 55 mm

Jun 133 mm

Jul 156 mm

Aug 153 mm

Sep 150 mm

Oct 65 mm

Nov 20 mm

Dec 6 mm

During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.

Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.

Monthly growing conditions in Benito Juarez

Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.

NASA POWER climate averages, 1995–2024
Month	Average low	Average high	Frost days
January	4°C (39.3°F)	19.3°C (66.7°F)	1.3
February	5°C (41°F)	21.7°C (71°F)	0.7
March	6.5°C (43.6°F)	24°C (75.2°F)	0.2
April	8.6°C (47.4°F)	25.9°C (78.6°F)	0.0
May	10.1°C (50.2°F)	26°C (78.8°F)	0.0
June	10.5°C (51°F)	23.5°C (74.4°F)	0.0
July	10°C (50.1°F)	21.5°C (70.8°F)	0.0
August	10°C (49.9°F)	21.1°C (70.1°F)	0.0
September	9.7°C (49.4°F)	20.3°C (68.5°F)	0.0
October	7.8°C (46.1°F)	20°C (68°F)	0.3
November	5.9°C (42.6°F)	19.6°C (67.3°F)	0.8
December	4.6°C (40.4°F)	19.2°C (66.6°F)	0.8

For pak choi, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.

Local growing check

Before choosing pak choi for Benito Juarez

July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 156 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.

The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.

Before you plant pak choi

Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.

Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 10°C (50°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
Check the local overnight forecast before planting out. Delay planting or keep protection ready if frost is forecast, even after the historical last-frost date.
Harden off plants raised indoors: gradually expose them to outdoor light, wind and temperature before their final move into the bed.
Use the maturity range on your seed packet when choosing a variety. Cold, short days and transplant stress can make harvest later than the calendar estimate.

Separate baby-leaf harvest from full-size plants

Keep growth steady with fertile soil and reliable moisture. Check the variety's seasonal advice because unsuitable temperatures and day length can cause early flowering.

Harvest whole young plants or selected outer leaves according to your plan. Check the leaf bases for slugs and damage; a calendar date cannot tell you whether the hidden stems remain sound.

What to record this season

Was baby-leaf or full-size harvesting more successful in that season? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.

Further reading: RHS pak choi growing guide . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.

The RHS guide is written for UK growing conditions. Use its cultivation advice with local cultivar and seasonal guidance; its calendar months are not worldwide recommendations.

How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy

Why these dates

Keep growth steady with fertile soil and reliable moisture. Check the variety's seasonal advice because unsuitable temperatures and day length can cause early flowering.

Protect tender growth from frost and wait for suitable growing warmth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: duration, wind, plant age and acclimatisation affect damage.

This calendar uses frost-relative offsets as a starting point. Pak choi are timed from 4 weeks before that frost for an indoor start, with planting out 1 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Benito Juarez.

The median frost-free season here is 281 days, against 40 to 55 days to maturity for this crop counted from sowing. That margin is what decides whether a late sowing is worth attempting.

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Growing pak choi in Benito Juarez

Can I grow pak choi in Benito Juarez?

The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 156 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.

When should I plant pak choi in Benito Juarez?

Aim for 26 Jan - 9 Feb in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 20 Feb - 6 Mar - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.

When might pak choi be ready to harvest in Benito Juarez?

The estimated period is 7-22 Mar, based on 40 to 55 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.

How much frost will pak choi tolerate?