growing season

noun

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

Examples of growing season in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Growing a season-long green manure crop allows roots to start breaking up the clay soil, and the tops (and roots) turned into the soil at the end of the growing season add organic matter. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2024 Citronella, like other scented geraniums, doesn't require much fertilizing over the course of the growing season. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024 Something new could be sprouting up in the gardens of Overland Park this growing season. Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024 The warning was primarily out of precaution for those in the beginning of growing season. Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024 How to Get 'Lemon Chiffon' to Bloom A peony may not bloom in its first growing season after planting. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024 Because Florida’s growing season ends in May, the next dinner won’t be scheduled until fall. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024 Most of the 900,000 workers who power California’s agricultural industry no longer migrate from crop to crop or return to Mexico when the growing season ends, preferring to remain settled in their communities. Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024 But then this week, parts of the country briefly saw temperatures drop below freezing, making the first few days of spring — and the Southeast growing season — feel a lot like winter. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024

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“Growing season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20season. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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