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.

The USDA zone info for Kings Mountain should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant perilla.

Planting Calendar for Perilla

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

Since perilla do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant perilla in Kings Mountain 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your perilla indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Kings Mountain. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Kings Mountain is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Kings Mountain last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your perilla in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kings Mountain

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.

Plants to Grow in Kings Mountain

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