growing season

American  

[groh-ing see-zuhn] / ˈgroʊ ɪŋ ˌsi zən /

noun

growing seasons plural

1. the part of the year when there is suitable temperature, daylight, and moisture for plants, especially crops, to grow.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• growing-season
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• growing seasons
  plural

Example Sentences

A third of the world's fertiliser supply also passed through the strait before the war, and officials have warned that farmers could face shortages during the summer growing season.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Coming off of 2025, market volatility saw farmers across the country hesitant to buy their year’s fertilizer early, opting instead to buy it closer to the start of the spring growing season.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Automated chambers tracked CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions multiple times per day throughout the growing season.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

Thurlow said the group of California fruit farmers he represents will start selling produce to a high-end importer in Malaysia this coming growing season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Furthermore, in contrast to the winter rains prevailing over much of Europe, Japan’s rains are concentrated in the summer growing season.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond