Summertime… ♫ aaand living is eeaasy.
Fish are jumping… and the cotton is high! 𝆺𝅥𝅮

I planted a cotton seed around new year, because why not. Apparently it likes it here.

  • nettle@mander.xyzEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I didn’t know you could grow cotton plants in a pot, that’s very cool. I wonder how much cotton a single plant would give

    • maxy@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I didn’t know either, I just put random seeds into pots, sometimes they work. I’m curious about the harvest too.

      • maxy@piefed.socialOPEnglish
        1·
        21 hours ago

        (3 months later) Enough for a sock?

        I harvested one, and it was easy to twist into a short strand of rope by hand. Strong enough that I cannot rip it apart. But it took a long time and I only managed a thick and uneven yarn. Maybe I should skill up and learn spinning…

        Anyway, the plant has tiny aphids or something, and I’m too lazy to fight them. I think it’s supposed to dry out on its own soon.

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