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

One way of getting a good idea when you can plant perilla is to consult the USDA zone info for Cape Canaveral.

Planting Calendar for Perilla

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

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

The earliest that you can plant perilla in Cape Canaveral is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 few weeks earlier by starting your perilla indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Cape Canaveral. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cape Canaveral is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Cape Canaveral it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your perilla in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cape Canaveral

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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