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How does cotton grow
For many, there is a question that how does cotton grow? If this is yours too, here is the quick solution.
The cotton plant is a small bush that is grown from a seed. The seed requires 68 degrees to germinate and grows for 100+ days to grow to maturity. This is the reason that the plant only grows in warm climates such as the South or in Texas (with plenty of irrigation).
How does cotton grow exactly?
The plant has large pointed leaves similar to oak tree. By mid June, it produces pink flowers that turn white---one of only a few plants that have flowers that change colors. The flower produces a boll that contains the cotton and seeds. When cold temperature arrives in fall, the plant begins to die and the boll dries and pops open into segments and each segment folds back to allow the cotton to puff out.
The insect that causes the most damage to the cotton plant is the boll weevil. The adult insect lays eggs on the plant and the larvae bores into the green boll and feeds on the interior of the boll, destroying the cotton.
In order to know how does cotton grow, you should know that the cotton is harvested from the dried bolls, which have a sharp point where they slipt open and can cut your hands. The seeds are separated from the cotton at a cotton gin. The seeds can be further processed into oil, meal, & lint (lower grade than the cotton) and the left-over is used for cattle feed or fertilizer. The cotton is process and spun into thread and material, this completes your answer for how does cotton grow
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