The phrase "growing habit" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that a person is doing more often over time. For example, "John has developed a growing habit of going for a daily jog before work."
Yet, when he moved to Minnesota in 1994, he also found prejudice, albeit of a subtler sort.He heard stories of exclusion, claims of racial superiority, and a growing habit of noting a person's race.
The trend is meant to counter the growing habit — particularly among younger consumers, like the target audience for the Army, ages 18 to 24 — of ignoring traditional forms of advertising.
One of the most unfortunate consequences of the internet music revolution, coming in just behind the career of Sandi Thom, is the growing habit of penning dire jeremiads about the future of the long-player.
The habit of taking photographs, usually with our phones, of anything and everything is everywhere - instead of enjoying things or engaging in them, there is a growing habit just of photographing them.
"Snackification," a term that insiders use in reference to our growing habit of consuming more of our calories between meals, has led to more healthful snacks.
Due to their fast growing habit, deciduous fruit trees are pruned two times a year.
Keep in mind that succulents have very different growing habits, some grow very slowly and others will double in size in a season.
The great mystique of the flora of the Burren lies in its diversity and its growing habits -- Mediterranean and arctic-alpine plants thrive side by side.
It would take too long to grow the seedlings, too much effort to relearn all the plant names and growing habits.
However, adding trees to your landscape shouldn't be haphazard; think carefully about the ideal placement, size, shape, and growing habits of regional trees, as well as how the tree can work to enhance the beauty of your home.
Across and within each classification, rice contains significant diversity in plant architecture and growing habits [3], and in grain phenotypes such as width, weight, cooking properties, aroma, and texture [4].
