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Post by mnjrutherford on Aug 22, 2010 14:09:54 GMT -5
Do you grow okra or hibiscus Bunkie? I couldn't grow okra in California cause it wasn't hot enough. hmmmm....
I'll get some more pics in a couple days for ya. Bug me if I haven't done it by Tuesday cause it may slip my mind.
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Post by ozarklady on Aug 22, 2010 14:12:27 GMT -5
I want some colored cotton seeds if anyone has some extras!
Those red ones are gorgeous, unfortunately the only cotton I have ever seen is the big fields of cotton grown by farmers.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Aug 29, 2010 18:39:31 GMT -5
HEY BUNKIE! It only sorta slipped my mind. I just haven't had time yet. I do have a VERY sad report on the beautiful red cotton though. It's only skin deep!  The fibers are perfectly white. ALL my cotton is perfectly white!   Still, pics are coming soon... |
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Post by bunkie on Sept 5, 2010 8:51:28 GMT -5
amazing that the cottons are all white jo?! i'm dumbfounded! you had some of alan's seed, right? that was brown from what i rmemeber.
i do grow okra here. have to start it in the greenhouse. does very well. will be growing hibiscus next year. still not sure what happened to my cotton plants. i tried both hot and cold and middle temps. nothing made them happy. going to try again next year.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Sept 5, 2010 15:34:01 GMT -5
amazing that the cottons are all white jo?! i'm dumbfounded! you had some of alan's seed, right? that was brown from what i rmemeber. i do grow okra here. have to start it in the greenhouse. does very well. will be growing hibiscus next year. still not sure what happened to my cotton plants. i tried both hot and cold and middle temps. nothing made them happy. going to try again next year. Well, Alan's seed didn't germinate for me. I'm sure I did something wrong to cause that. I hope the cause will be sorted this time next year though. But yea, everything is a lovely shade of... ::sigh:: white! Wish I had some thoughts on your cotton issues... hmmmmm....  |
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Post by rockguy on Sept 5, 2010 21:08:30 GMT -5
I have ONE plant left living of the brown cotton I got from Alan. So far no bolls have popped but they are getting brownish blotches on the green, hope they are supposed to be that way. I planted seeds of brown and green fiber but various calamities have claimed all but the one plant. Crossing my fingers.
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Post by johno on Sept 6, 2010 9:05:30 GMT -5
I grew cotton last year from Alan's seed, and had no problems. This year I grew some from last year's saved seed plus what Jo sent me plus another red-leafed variety I got at a seed swap - again with no problems. Both red-leaf varieties have white fiber.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Sept 15, 2010 10:22:43 GMT -5
This years cotton in photos: This link will take you to the album on my blog. I've written all my notes there. trulythankful.typepad.com/photos/2010_sep_cotton/dscn2378.html Direct from the field.  Giza, long fiber.  Short plant, very productive  Short plant, cleaned  Alan's Green  Alan's Green, cleaned  Super Red  Super Red, cleaned  First Plants  First plants, cleaned  Comparison A  Comparison B |
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Post by mnjrutherford on Sept 26, 2010 9:20:18 GMT -5
I'm starting to work through my cotton today. I'd like to know who wants seed, how many seed, and of which varieties. I told Alan at the Gather that I would get more seed from all 5 for him. I'm also sending seed from all 5 to the woman who was doing the spinning demonstration at Spring Mill. She's looking to break into working with cotton and was interested in learning more about what we are doing here.
PM me about this so I can get your packets started!
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Post by johno on Sept 26, 2010 11:45:17 GMT -5
Some of mine are ready, but most still have a few weeks to go. I'll take pics soon.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 5, 2012 20:47:44 GMT -5
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Post by DarJones on Jun 6, 2012 0:45:18 GMT -5
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 6, 2012 4:07:43 GMT -5
Thank you Dar! That's pretty darn interesting stuff there! I'll have to screw up my courage and aske her to send me a few seed. Shouldn't be hard to do, huh?
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Post by 12540dumont on Jun 6, 2012 10:29:30 GMT -5
Sally has had a rough go with someone breaking into her fields and stealing some of her work. I worked with Sally when she was banned from the area in California where she was growing. She helped me do a cotton project for school kids. Further, when I was working on my Masters, she very kindly sent me organic cotton samples for my project. Some colored cotton is available at Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. They are one of those things that here they need to be planted very early and hope for a long long season. SESE won't send to California. I have a hard time getting cotton seed here. So, it pays to have friends in the south who know how to forward a package  |
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Post by cortona on Jun 6, 2012 15:27:11 GMT -5
holly if you can give me an idea on were to find cotton seeds for next year i'm gratefull, i will try to organize my life in order to grow some of this stuff next year(this year is a potatoes year and not tomatoes, next can be the cotton one)
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The fibers are perfectly white. ALL my cotton is perfectly white! 
Still, pics are coming soon...
