season's growth

There's also evidence that leaf trash left in fields can slow down the next season's growth, since the black, burned soil heats up more quickly than soil covered in last season's vegetation.

Wait until spring to cut back the previous season’s growth, and divide plants periodically to maintain vigor.

September and October have become warmer, giving us the opportunity to fully exploit what I consider the sweetest time of the garden year, the period when the full, mellow season’s growth of perennials and grasses combines with leaf colorations, seed-head ornament and low but limpid light to produce extraordinary moments of serenity and beauty.

In the case of the central-leader and modified-central-leader trees, induce the main stem to keep making new branches by cutting off about a third of the previous season’s growth each year while the plant is dormant.

In the case of the central-leader and modified-central-leader trees, induce the main stem to keep making new branches by cutting off about a third of the previous season’s growth each year while the plant is dormant.