growing season

noun

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

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This step-by-step guide will walk you through the basics of how and when to plant garlic in the fall, and teach you how to set your garlic plants up for a successful growing season to come. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025 Southerners, especially those in the lower South, are blessed with a very long growing season. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025 Go too far north and the growing season is too short. Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025 The September full moon is also called the harvest moon, signifying the end of the growing season. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 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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