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

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

Lower fertilizer use could weigh on crop yields for North American and European farmers during a critical growing season, Yara’s CEO said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

They’ve started another garden in the Soo, although the growing season is shorter.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood