growing season

noun

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

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Winter pruning is less likely to spread disease or pests than pruning during the growing season, since most insect eggs and disease-causing organisms are also dormant during the cold months. Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025 Over-Fertilizing Most succulents are light feeders that only need to be fertilized sparingly during the growing season. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025 Cooler Temperatures: High-elevation vineyards experience lower average temperatures, especially during the growing season. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 The team categorized mangrove conditions into four groups: healthy (unaffected by storms), disturbed (impacted by storms but recovered within a single growing season), recovering (requiring more than one season to recover) and declining (failing to recover and entering long-term decline). Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for growing season 

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“Growing season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20season. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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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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