How to Use growing season in a Sentence

growing season

noun
  • The cold will be short-lived but should be enough to end the growing season, outside of some of the mildest spots.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Wait for the end of the growing season when plants are dead or nearly so, then strip them off and work in the plant food.
    Maureen Gilmer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • At the end of the growing season, straw mulch helps improve your garden soil.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2023
  • These beds warm early and are a smart way to extend the growing season in the mountains.
    Rhonda Fleming Hayes, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
  • Prepare the site: Choose a spot in full sun (six hours-plus per day) during the growing season.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • But climate change has been shrinking glaciers, and in turn the growing season.
    Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2024
  • For the record, morning glories tend to bloom a lot more in the second half of the growing season, as days start to grow shorter.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
  • Spring is also known as the growing season, which is when plants begin to bloom once again.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 27 Apr. 2023
  • They all could be used as a container plant for the growing season, and a houseplant for the winter.
    Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2023
  • Get a jump start on the growing season by planting tubers in pots about 4 weeks before the last spring frost date.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2023
  • The main stems on mature pokeweed can become very thick by the end of the growing season and can flush a hot pink to nearly red.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
  • In the mountains to the west, freeze warnings are not in effect because the growing season has not yet started.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
  • While many leafy plants can be picked throughout the growing season, flavor is best when growth is young, fresh, and vibrant.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The area's main growing season is from the fall through the spring, but agriculture work takes place there year-round, Guernsey de Zapien said.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2023
  • Water less Grass needs one inch of water per week during the growing season.
    Jessie Kissinger, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2023
  • This fast and constant growth allows farmers to harvest the same field up to 60 times during the growing season at some farms.
    Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
  • These bulbs are spent after one growing season and won't rebloom.
    Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
  • This time of year is a celebration of the awakened growing season.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • During the growing season, fertilize the soil every three to four months.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Something new could be sprouting up in the gardens of Overland Park this growing season.
    Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The branches that fall on the garden and the crew walking around to remove the trees will knock down perennials if the removals are done during the growing season.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
  • Trees add a new layer of wood between the bark and the trunk each growing season, according to The Arbor Day Foundation.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Seed-eating birds also appreciate the food source once the seeds of those plants ripen by the end of the growing season; nature’s bird feeders.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Throughout the first two or three years of its life, the tree will need watering in addition to rainfall during the growing season.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • Most pumpkins and gourds develop their color over several weeks at the tail end of the growing season.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Development from egg to adult takes about six weeks during the growing season.
    Susan Pransky, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • After its growing season, the plant dries, dies and becomes prime wildfire fuel.
    Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • Noting where the sun hits during the growing season will tell you where to plant your gardens, and understanding the flow of water on the ground will inform where - and where not - to build.
    Chris Moody, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2023
  • Noting where the sun hits during the growing season will tell you where to plant your gardens, and understanding the flow of water on the ground will inform where — and where not — to build.
    Chris Moody, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • When a few inches of rain falls during growing season, the crops can help block some of the raindrops from falling directly onto the soil, and their roots help hold soil in place.
    Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023

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