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'''Growing season''' is - according to the [[USDA]] terminology -  ''" the '''frost-free season''', the period and/or number of days between the last freeze in the [[spring]] and the first frost in the fall for the freeze threshold temperature of the crop or other designated temperature threshold."<ref>[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology]</ref>''
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It varies according to the location, and more specifically according to the altitude, latitude, and proximity to large bodies of water.
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Contrary to popular misconception, the "growing season" is not the only time when crops grow. Many crops, including winter wheat, oats, rye, canola/rutabaga, and kale, are grown partly or wholly during times of year other than the frost-free season.
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==References==
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[[Category:Agriculture]]
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