Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Beverly Hills you can estimate when it's possible to plant perilla by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Perilla

Frost tolerance for perilla:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant perilla until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant perilla in Beverly Hills is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant perilla and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your perilla may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your perilla indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Beverly Hills. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Beverly Hills may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Beverly Hills you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your perilla in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Beverly Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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