The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant perilla in Los Alamitos by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Perilla

Frost tolerance for perilla:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant perilla until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant perilla in Los Alamitos 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your perilla may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your perilla indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Los Alamitos. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Los Alamitos may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Los Alamitos last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your perilla if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Los Alamitos

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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