warm-season
When temperatures rise
Warm-season describes plants, crops, or grasses that thrive in hot weather and go dormant or die in cold temperatures.
Warm-season vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, and squash need soil temperatures above 60°F to germinate.
Warm-season grasses such as Bermuda and St.
Augustine flourish in summer heat but turn brown after frost.
The term contrasts with cool-season varieties that prefer spring and fall temperatures.
Year's warmest season
- humidContaining much moisture
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
temperature · precipitation · equatorial · meteorological · hemisphere · solstice · latitude · weather
Cultivated plants for harvest
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- growingIncreasing or enlarging
- harvestGathering mature crops
- cornCereal grown on cobs
soybeans · cotton · tomatoes · peppers · squash · melons · cultivation · germination
Monocot blade plants
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- bermudagrassTropical spreading lawn species
- St. AugustineHistoric Florida coastal city
- buffalograssNative prairie turf species
lawn · seeding · sodding · dormancy · overseeding · establishment · mowing · thatch
summer
Year's warmest season
- humidContaining much moisture
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
monsoon · temperature · precipitation · equatorial · meteorological · hemisphere · solstice · latitude · weather · heat
crops
Cultivated plants for harvest
corn · soybeans · cotton · tomatoes · peppers · squash · melons · cultivation · germination · frost-free
grasses
Monocot blade plants
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- bermudagrassTropical spreading lawn species
- St. AugustineHistoric Florida coastal city
buffalograss · lawn · seeding · sodding · dormancy · overseeding · establishment · mowing · thatch · aeration
warm-seasoncool-season
Active during colder months
cold-tolerant · cold-hardy · cold-weather · frost-resistant · winter
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