Growing season: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	frost-free season

Photos

Rows of lettuce and pepper plants growing in soil inside a greenhouse, with a plastic-covered drip irrigation system visible between the plants.

China: terrace farming

Frost-covered grass lines a path leading to an oak tree with yellowed leaves beside a calm river under a partly cloudy sky in an autumn landscape in Belarus.

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Topics

crop production forestry gardening horticulture Irrigation Drainage Windbreak Hydroponics vernalization arboriculture Propagation