growing season

noun

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

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Common fall crops that benefit pollinators From kale, bok choy, and collards, to broccoli and Brussels sprouts, to radish and turnips, these crops are valuable fall food sources that produce well into the end of the growing season in the KC area. Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025 Green thumbs putting their own gardens to bed for the year can still get a dose of the growing season by checking out Como’s GardenCam to watch the installation of the Fall Flower Show. Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025 Ripeness can translate into red or black fruit flavors in the glass, but flavor is also always shaped by the growing season. Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 At the end of the growing season, leave a few flowers on the plants so birds such as cardinals, chickadees, and goldfinches can eat the plant’s seeds. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 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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