growing season

noun

: the period of the year that is warm enough for plants to grow

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And that's because federal crop insurance programs are designed to insure single crops with one growing season, like corn, soybean and wheat, said Duncan Orlander, a policy specialist with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. ABC News, 8 July 2026 Deadhead spent flowers for new blooms throughout the growing season. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 July 2026 Deadhead marigold regularly throughout the growing season to maximize bloom production. Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026 Remove plants and bag them for disposal at the end of the growing season. Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for growing season

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growing season

noun
: the period of the year that is warm enough for growth especially of cultivated plants
especially : the period between the last killing frost in the spring and the first one in the fall
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