TonnieLoree

I find it interesting that you would ask about growing cotton on a quilting website. Wouldn't you get better result by using Google?

mommaB

I just wonder whether it will work like gas prices..goes up but never seems to come down!! :lol:

mzsooz

glad I read further than the topic title! I thought you were thinking of growing your own cotton so you could make your own fabric. I know prices are high but WOW that would be a lot of work! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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We have people on the forum from all over... so I figured there was enough knowledge here that someone would know the answer, from first-hand knowledge.

Besides... we work with fabrics that are cotton, so there is a solid connection! :)

Dandish

When I read the title of the thread, I wondered how much land you had and thought now THERE'S a dedicated quilter....lol.

There is some very enlightening information in this thread. Interesting question.

Last year we went to NC in late October. I had never seen cotton bolls in the field - it looked like most of it had already been harvested, but there were still some here and there. My DH pulled off the road and picked a couple bolls out of the ditch, and it is now tucked behind my thimble shelf. :)

TonnieLoree

I thought I did give you an answer by suggesting that you use Google for your search. :lol: Just because I sew with cotton does not mean that I know how to grow it. ;-) I've sewn with hemp, but I don't have a field of marijuana in my back yard.

TonnieLoree

Have you checked with your local Extension Services Bureau. They have awesome classes ranging from Androids to Zebra care.

Airwick156

I personally think that by asking about growing cotton here on the QB is a good idea. The people here have first hand knowledge of when its grown and harvested.


I thought she was going to grow her own cotton too. And then sell it to all of us for really cheap!!! But then I got to thinking....I haven't a clue on how they make fabric out of cotton balls. LOL.

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I can't believe you thought I wanted to grow my own cotton!

ROFL!

Seriously, I'm dedicated... but not quite THAT ambitious! Though... if it is a deer-resistant crop, maybe I should consider it.

But... didn't Scarlett O'Hara get terribly unladylike hands from her season picking cotton at Tara?

Oh, right, we have better garden gloves available these days.

This was definitely my laugh for the night!

And TonnieLoree, I really should see what Google has to say about cotton planting and harvest time. I've never sewn with hemp... and I don't have a marijuana patch (though I did grow a look-alike aralia houseplant until the spider mites killed it)... but I did find a batik fabric with marijuana leaves on it! ;)

EskapetheNorm

Hubby is doing some field trials in the new varieties of cotton ... he said most commercial cotton will be planted in May.