I thought maybe I should explain how my curiousity about cotton started before I delve into this further. Last April I had received either an issue of "Birds and Blooms" magazine or "Country Woman" magazine in the mail. As I was browsing through it, I had these fleeting thoughts that lasted all of about 2 minutes: I wonder if I could grow cotton in the classroom so the children could see how we get cotton.....I guess I could write to this magazine and ask if anyone could answer that question (if it's possible to do that) and also if anyone had seeds to share with me....(I don't even know what I saw in the magazine that triggered those thoughts!)
On Memorial Day I was buying plants at a local greenhouse and I saw that they had listed on a price board "cotton plant $ .99" So I inquired about what that was. (I know it seems obvious, but how could it be so easy?!) I was told they had cotton plants for sale! I immediately said I wanted one. She told me then that they get cotton seeds in their cow feed and they planted them! (I knew that at one time, because my brother was feeding his cows feed that had cotton seed in it.) So I brought my cotton plant home, transplanted it in a pot and put it on the deck to see what would happen....
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I really like your idea, Lois! First of all, I'm a fan of "Birds and Blooms"--what a terrific magazine. And what a fantastic way to find out you could buy cotton plants! Sometimes, solutions seem to drop int o your lap, and this is one of those times.
I look forward to seeing what you find out about growing cotton. I think it would be a wonderful classroom experience!
Annette
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