spring frost

collocation in English

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spring
noun
uk
/sprɪŋ/us
/sprɪŋ/
the season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and ...
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frost
noun
uk
/frɒst/us
/frɑːst/
the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of water, especially outside ...
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(Definition ofspringandfrostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some common viticultural hazards in the region includespringfrost, drought during the growing season and summertime hail.
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Rainfall is very low andspringfrostpose a viticultural hazard.
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Warm, temperate areas with at least five months without frost can start seed 8 to 10 weeks before the lastspringfrost.
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It tolerates rigorous winter cold, but is sensitive tospringfrost.
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Planting a low-chilling cultivar in a high-chill region risks loss of a year's harvest when an early bloom is hit by aspringfrost.
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Throughout the year, growers must be mindful of the hazards of fungal disease and earlyspringfrost.
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The thick, irregularly-shaped seeds should be planted just after the lastspringfrost.
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It intensifies the danger to our fruit plantations and orchards from spring frosts, and reduces the seasonal opportunities of rapid and successful tillage.
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Let me first examine the plight of the fruit grower; 1997 was a year of real disaster for them, owing to the late spring frosts.
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April is humid, which boosts vine growth and helps to prevent disastrous spring frosts.
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The vine tends to bud early which can make it prone to damage by spring frosts.
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The combination of suitable soils and a mild climate, free from spring frosts, proved ideal for the production of early cropping strawberries.
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It has proved very intolerant of oceanic climate conditions in cultivation, leafing out too early and then being damaged by late spring frosts.
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In some cold climates the breba crop is often destroyed by spring frosts.
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Not only can it endure its cold winters, but the varietal buds late reducing the risk of spring frosts.
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This guarantees sunshine during the summer months while remaining cool at night and limits the possibility of spring frosts.
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Oak and beech plantings were vulnerable to spring frosts and deer proved a threat particularly to the beech saplings.
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Hogg noted that the perdrigon's blossom was very tender and susceptible to spring frosts, requiring the tree to be grown against a south-east wall.
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