Information can be used to optimize timing of planting, fertilizing, pesticide application and harvesting. Growing Season - the period of the year when crops and other plants grow successfully. Calculated by the average number of days between the last heavy frost in spring and the first severe frost in autumn. The length of the growing season varies from place to place and partially determines what crops can be grown in an area. Soybeans need 2400 heat units.
Scientists breed plants to grow in specific areas.