Cotton Bud Bursting

Yes, finally the bud popped open and the inside is this cotton fluff. I have left it slowly drying out and in a few days it will be ready for picking. Inside the "sea island cotton bud" is small seeds that I will separate and plant like I did for this one to grow.
This one is still in a pot but my other four plants I have planted in soil in my back yard, which I have put plastic lacework around to stop my chooks from digging them up. The chooks had a wonderful time whilst I was digging the holes. A worm just didnt have a chance. Nature is just wonderful. I think it may be sometime before I start spinning it, thats if I can,but I guess the first project would be a face washer. I will keep you posted.

Cotton Buds on Sea Island bush

This is the Sea Island Cotton Bush, 9 months later after I printed the photo: refer to Sat March 1st 2008, Cotton "Sea Island" which were very small plants, since that date it has flowered leaving the bud behind. This is where the cotton comes from. I am waiting patiently for the bud to open. Hopefully no bugs will attack it and I will be able to show you
further developments.

To view this plant up closer, click on the photo and see the buds up close.

Cotton "Sea Island"

No these are'nt those "naughty plants" This is my first attempt to grow from seeds "Sea Island Cotton". I am hoping that they grow and produce cotton for me to spin with.

The top photo, the cotton plant is about 4 weeks old (I forgot to write down when I planted the seeds.) The below photo I only planted the seeds 24th Feb 08 and I have some new babies.

Now I have to find room in my garden to plant them out. Can't wait to pick the cotton!!