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Offline Reverend Recoil

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I planted some cotton
« on: April 23, 2012, 04:53:47 AM »
I planted some cotten in my wife's rose garden.  She didn't mind.  The cotten plants are growing well.  This August we will be able to make our very own cotten balls and Q-tips.  I hope we don't get any bol weevils.
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Offline longwinters

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Re: I planted some cotten
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2012, 01:28:33 PM »
I don't think any bol weevils up the nose or in the ear would be fun at all.  When the time comes show us northerners some pics.
 
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Re: I planted some cotten
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2012, 07:57:45 PM »
gonna hand pick and comb it, or do you have a mechanized idea
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Offline Reverend Recoil

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Re: I planted some cotten
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2012, 03:01:26 AM »
I will post some pictures when the bolls open.  I have not thought about mechanizing the picking or ginning.  I have seen some of Eli Whiteny's patent drawings.  A small hand-cranked cotton gin would be great for show-and-tell day.
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Re: I planted some cotten
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2012, 08:48:11 AM »
At least the spelling is getting better.
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Re: I planted some cotten
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2012, 03:50:09 PM »
You will have to get a nine foot sack to pick it. Remember to use both hands so you can fill it faster. 
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Re: I planted some cotten
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2012, 02:15:31 AM »
  When do you pick it??  Obama may be looking for a job this fall???
 
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Re: I planted some cotten
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2012, 07:53:55 AM »
Quote from: Drilling Man on April 25, 2012, 02:15:31 AM
  When do you pick it??  Obama may be looking for a job this fall???
 
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Geeeeze  DM , thats got to be some kind of ultimate insult. Wish I had thought of that.  hehehehehe   ear
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Re: I planted some cotton
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2012, 07:45:01 AM »
  Which growing zone are you planting it in, Rev?
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