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Growing cotton
Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered
seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. |
Growing cotton
On 11/20/2014 6:17 PM, Fran Farmer wrote:
Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. As I recall from studying cotton in elementary school more than 60 years ago, cotton plants require a lot of water and some fertilizer. However, the bolls are damaged if the plant gets rain as the bolls are ripening. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
Growing cotton
On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:17:06 +1100, Fran Farmer
wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. A friend grew some in her home yard just this past summer and got enough to spin a bit. You need way bigger than a backyard crop to get serious with it, though. Boron |
Growing cotton
Fran Farmer wrote:
Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. http://www.cottonsjourney.com/storyofcotton/default.asp |
Growing cotton
On 21/11/2014 6:19 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 11/20/2014 6:17 PM, Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. As I recall from studying cotton in elementary school more than 60 years ago, cotton plants require a lot of water and some fertilizer. However, the bolls are damaged if the plant gets rain as the bolls are ripening. Thanks for that input. |
Growing cotton
On 22/11/2014 12:55 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:17:06 +1100, Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. A friend grew some in her home yard just this past summer and got enough to spin a bit. You need way bigger than a backyard crop to get serious with it, though. Well that sounds positive. It's good to know that it is possible to grow enough to have a play with it. Next time you talk to your friend could you see if she has any particular cultivation tips please and report back? |
Growing cotton
On 22/11/2014 5:33 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. http://www.cottonsjourney.com/storyofcotton/default.asp Thanks Sheldon. |
Growing cotton
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:16:48 +1100, Fran Farmer
wrote: On 22/11/2014 5:33 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. http://www.cottonsjourney.com/storyofcotton/default.asp Thanks Sheldon. Good luck growing... do you also knit as well as spin? Cotton knits can be kind of weighty. |
Growing cotton
On 23/11/2014 2:20 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:16:48 +1100, Fran Farmer wrote: On 22/11/2014 5:33 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. http://www.cottonsjourney.com/storyofcotton/default.asp Thanks Sheldon. Good luck growing... do you also knit as well as spin? Cotton knits can be kind of weighty. Yes, I do knit, but I wasn't thinking of knitting any cotton. Years ago, I knitted one short sleeved top and as you say, it was heavy and too hot for our summers. I was thinking that I might include any cotton I can manage to produce into some weaving project or other. First I have to actually grow it and the seeds haven't even arrived yet - hopefully that should be tomorrow or the next day. |
Growing cotton
Fran Farmer wrote:
Brooklyn1 wrote: Fran Farmer wrote: Brooklyn1 wrote: Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. http://www.cottonsjourney.com/storyofcotton/default.asp Thanks Sheldon. Good luck growing... do you also knit as well as spin? Cotton knits can be kind of weighty. Yes, I do knit, but I wasn't thinking of knitting any cotton. Years ago, I knitted one short sleeved top and as you say, it was heavy and too hot for our summers. I was thinking that I might include any cotton I can manage to produce into some weaving project or other. First I have to actually grow it and the seeds haven't even arrived yet - hopefully that should be tomorrow or the next day. Then you've plenty of time to ponder what to do with your crop, perhaps some colorful cotton collages: http://www.suebenner.com/pages/galleryrecentwork.html |
Growing cotton
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:01:18 +1100, Fran Farmer
wrote: On 22/11/2014 12:55 AM, Boron Elgar wrote: On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:17:06 +1100, Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. A friend grew some in her home yard just this past summer and got enough to spin a bit. You need way bigger than a backyard crop to get serious with it, though. Well that sounds positive. It's good to know that it is possible to grow enough to have a play with it. Next time you talk to your friend could you see if she has any particular cultivation tips please and report back? I will. Her garden is in Alabama - long, hot & humid summers. Cotton territory. Boron |
Growing cotton
On 24/11/2014 1:54 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:01:18 +1100, Fran Farmer wrote: On 22/11/2014 12:55 AM, Boron Elgar wrote: On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:17:06 +1100, Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. A friend grew some in her home yard just this past summer and got enough to spin a bit. You need way bigger than a backyard crop to get serious with it, though. Well that sounds positive. It's good to know that it is possible to grow enough to have a play with it. Next time you talk to your friend could you see if she has any particular cultivation tips please and report back? I will. Her garden is in Alabama - long, hot & humid summers. Cotton territory. Ah. We don't have humid here. Hot yes, but not humid as we're inland. Is humid important for cotton do you know? Drat, now I've got a song about Alabama running my brain and I'm darned if I can remember who sun it or enough of the lyrics to do a google!!!! |
Growing cotton
On 23/11/2014 11:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Fran Farmer wrote: Brooklyn1 wrote: Fran Farmer wrote: Brooklyn1 wrote: Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. http://www.cottonsjourney.com/storyofcotton/default.asp Thanks Sheldon. Good luck growing... do you also knit as well as spin? Cotton knits can be kind of weighty. Yes, I do knit, but I wasn't thinking of knitting any cotton. Years ago, I knitted one short sleeved top and as you say, it was heavy and too hot for our summers. I was thinking that I might include any cotton I can manage to produce into some weaving project or other. First I have to actually grow it and the seeds haven't even arrived yet - hopefully that should be tomorrow or the next day. Then you've plenty of time to ponder what to do with your crop, perhaps some colorful cotton collages: http://www.suebenner.com/pages/galleryrecentwork.html Wow. Stunning work. Thanks for posting that link. |
Growing cotton
On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:45:57 +1100, Fran Farmer
wrote: On 24/11/2014 1:54 AM, Boron Elgar wrote: On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:01:18 +1100, Fran Farmer wrote: On 22/11/2014 12:55 AM, Boron Elgar wrote: On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:17:06 +1100, Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. A friend grew some in her home yard just this past summer and got enough to spin a bit. You need way bigger than a backyard crop to get serious with it, though. Well that sounds positive. It's good to know that it is possible to grow enough to have a play with it. Next time you talk to your friend could you see if she has any particular cultivation tips please and report back? I will. Her garden is in Alabama - long, hot & humid summers. Cotton territory. Ah. We don't have humid here. Hot yes, but not humid as we're inland. Is humid important for cotton do you know? Drat, now I've got a song about Alabama running my brain and I'm darned if I can remember who sun it or enough of the lyrics to do a google!!!! Certainly here in the US cotton was grown under such conditions (its commercial heyday is long gone here) . Granted, these requirements are mainly for commercial plantings, but a quick Google shows what you see blow...Odd, the list below mentions "dry conditions," but when cotton was king in the south before the Civil war, I assure you, nothing was dry about the climate down there....Mississippi River delta provided the water and the shipping lanes.. http://www.organiccotton.org/oc/Cott...quirements.php Cotton is grown between latitudes of 37° north and 30° south in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions and on every continent. Ideal conditions for the cotton plant a Long vegetation periods (175 to 225 days) without frost. Constant temperatures between 18 and 30°. Ample sunshine and fairly dry conditions. A minimum of 500 mm of water between germination and boll formation. Deep, well-drained soils with a good nutrient content. |
Growing cotton
Fran Farmer wrote:
On 24/11/2014 1:54 AM, Boron Elgar wrote: On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:01:18 +1100, Fran Farmer wrote: On 22/11/2014 12:55 AM, Boron Elgar wrote: On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:17:06 +1100, Fran Farmer wrote: Has anyone ever grown cotton in their home garden? I've just ordered seeds for 3 different coloured cotton so would like some growing tips form anyone with experience. I am after the bolls as I'm a spinner and thought it might be interesting to try to grow my own cotton so I'm after the flowers followed by the bolls. I had thought that feeding with 'flower and fruit' fertiliser might be appropriate once I get them growing. A friend grew some in her home yard just this past summer and got enough to spin a bit. You need way bigger than a backyard crop to get serious with it, though. Well that sounds positive. It's good to know that it is possible to grow enough to have a play with it. Next time you talk to your friend could you see if she has any particular cultivation tips please and report back? I will. Her garden is in Alabama - long, hot & humid summers. Cotton territory. Ah. We don't have humid here. Hot yes, but not humid as we're inland. Is humid important for cotton do you know? Drat, now I've got a song about Alabama running through my brain and I'm darned if I can remember who sung it or enough of the lyrics to do a google!!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh!_Susanna http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYiXyZwgPB8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZXvxOXXdCk |
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