Carolina Gardening: is it legal....?, 0 by Horseshoe

Horseshoe wrote:
Whoa, hold on now! ;>)

Cotton can easily handle 90 degree days but it is not necessary to have such warm days for them to produce. (Many plants will grow and produce in warm weather but when it gets into the upper 80's and 90's there is a lull in growth...tomatoes come to mind.)

Cotton, on the other hand, has been a crop over the years that has shown a definite income in those hot months and areas of extreme heat, however it doesn't mean they require it.

If you air temps, and most important, your ground temps stabilize and are at least 70 I feel quite sure you'll be able to grow a "crop". The pollen is what requires warm weather to be viable (70º ) not so much the plant requiring 80-90º. You'll get good plant growth, you'll get flowers, you'll get bolls and cotton balls as long as you have ample time to allow the bolls to mature and split. I think you'll do just fine, kaite.

Katie, below is a pic of the foliage of a plant (container grown I might add). Kinda purty, eh!?

Shoe