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Cotton Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit

Gossypium hirsutum

From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.

THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Cotton care, from seed onward.

Needs at least 6 hours of full sun and regular watering. Use a large pot as it grows tall.

The Seeds In A Cup® observation kit lets kids see the 'Fiber to Fabric' connection firsthand.

By seed.

Requires 180 frost-free days to mature. The fiber protects the seeds in the wild.

Dry, sunny areas with long, warm growing seasons.

High heat tolerance; very low frost tolerance.

Boll weevil (historically devastating) and aphids.

Safe for handling; seeds are not for human consumption.

A sub-tropical shrub (grown as an annual) with creamy flowers that turn pink, followed by a 'boll' of white fiber and seeds.

Various agricultural strains.

World’s most important natural fiber. seeds used for oil and livestock feed

Native to Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean; widely grown in the US South.

Global agricultural commodity.

Derived from the Arabic ‘qutun’.

Cotton has been spun for over 7,000 years; it shaped the economic history of the American South.

TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING

There is no confirmed kit match for cotton in the current catalog. Explore the collection or ask us about this plant.

THE GROWING CONVERSATION

Have a question about cotton? Ask Buddy below or contact our team.