growing season 
noun
The part of the year during which rainfall and temperature allow plants to grow: a short growing season...
- In areas with long growing seasons, plant hardy kiwis anytime, but do avoid the hottest parts of summer, when transplant stress is high.
- Use the upper end of the range in warmer climates that have longer growing seasons, and less in cooler climates with shorter growing seasons.
- Plant the bulbs about once a month during the growing season for a summer-long supply.
- a thorn in someone's side (or flesh)
- Athos, Mount
- athwart
- Athínai
- -atic
- a tight corner (or spot or place)
- atilt
- at interest
- at intervals
- -ation
- at issue
- at it
- at its (or someone's) worst
- Ativan
- -ative
- Atkins diet
- Atkinson, Sir Harry
- ATL
- Atlanta
- Atlantan
- Atlantean
- atlantes
- Atlantic
- Atlantic, Battle of the
- Atlantic Charter