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

Nouns

• growing seasons
  plural

Example Sentences

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growing season

Farmers growing corn and soybeans had one of the largest harvests in history last year and are on pace for another bumper crop this growing season, according to the USDA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 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

"A relatively brief closure could disrupt an entire growing season, with food security consequences that persist long after the strait reopens," according to researchers at the Kiel Institute.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

If the disruption lasts through late March and into April, the market may start pricing not just delays, but genuine scarcity for the spring and summer growing season.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Even though we were getting closer to the end of their growing season, ours were still full and round and deeply red.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce