One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's possible to plant perilla is to check out the USDA zone info for Salisbury.

Planting Calendar for Perilla

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

You can not plant perilla until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant perilla in Salisbury is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant perilla and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your perilla may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your perilla indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Salisbury. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Salisbury may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Salisbury last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your perilla if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Salisbury

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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