thought that was incredible. I chose Egyptian Green. Here's a
description from the catalogue - "115 days. Beautiful flowers on 3 to
4 foot tall plants followed by bolls that produce pale green cotton".
There's very little info on the web that doesn't deal with major
commercial cotton growing so I've been growing these the old fashioned
way (without the comforting touchstone of Internet examples). I'll try
the library.
Anyway, when I poured the seeds out into my hand and got those fuzzy
green pellets I was really startled and instantly in love. However,
they are a real mystery to germinate. I sowed four seeds right
alongside my tomatoes and have given them the exact same treatment.
Only two germinated by the time I was transplanting everything up.
Sand Hill usually has awesome germination rates. I figured the other
two rotted (maybe as a southern crop they like it dry?) or more likely
they are slow to germinate. So I stuck two more seeds in a damp paper
towel to sprout. That was weeks ago and nothing's happened.
The seedling in the photo is the champ. He was first to poke out of
the dirt. Get a load of the cotyledons on this one! Hubba hubba. It
looks like a satellite! I'm assuming that the little green shoot in
the middle is a true leaf. The other seedling is close behind him but
still holding on to the seed.
I'm planning to keep them potted on my back porch that gets tons of
sunlight. I've also read that cotton plants can be brought in as a
houseplant for the winter months. I really hope I get at least one
strong plant. I love watching the different stages when I have no idea
what to expect!
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