are planting

• present progressive

  present progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.

  of plant.
  plant

  noun

  any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or the use of photosynthesis.

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are planting

In a ploughed field, a group of villagers are planting seed potatoes.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026

Microsoft, Amazon and others are planting flags in a new cottage industry as publishers look for additional revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

These days, Howard says, fewer people are planting muscadine vines at home.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024

Bring in a tree from another part of the world, and you are planting an island of sterility that won’t help our natural, interconnected flora and fauna adapt to climate change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2023

Consequently, in the districts where these nut cracking mills have been established, many producers are planting either small or large blocks of black walnut trees.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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