growing season

noun

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

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Accessibility and Sustainability The Breakers has a 2,000-square-foot organic herb garden and buys produce from local farms during Florida’s growing season, from November through May. David Shaftel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025 Remove older branches to avoid crowding and encourage blooms throughout the growing season. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2025 In addition, when wheat grain used for seed is infested with the fungus, the seeds are less likely to germinate and produce new plants in the next growing season. Tom W. Allen, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025 Edamame pods are harvested early in the growing season after the beans have developed, usually about 45 days after the plant flowers. Tammy Algood, Southern Kitchen, 11 Nov. 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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