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'''Growing season''' is 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.
'''Growing season''' is the USDA's term for 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. 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==
[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>
[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>
[[Category:Agriculture]]
[[Category:Agriculture]]
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