growing season

noun

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

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Despite the slowdown in growing season, water is especially on the minds of gardeners at this time of year as temperatures soar and precipitation dips. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025 During the first growing season, harvest the leaves three or four times to give the plant time to regrow. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 July 2025 Allow the milk spray to dry on the plant and then reapply it every one to two weeks through the growing season until humidity levels fall in late summer or autumn. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025 Organic fertilizers that break down and make nutrients available slowly, over the course of the growing season mean less of it running off into local streams. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 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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