The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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 estimate when it's the best time to plant perilla in Norwood by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Perilla

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

Perilla require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant perilla in Norwood 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. If you wait any later than that and your perilla may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your perilla indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Norwood. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Norwood is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Norwood it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your perilla in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Norwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Norwood

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