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Line 1: − '''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>''+ − − It varies according to the location, and more specifically according to the altitude, latitude, and proximity to large bodies of water. − − 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. − − − ==References== − <references /> − [[Category:Agriculture]] − {{USDA_Terms}}
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