Late Stages of Cotton Defense:
The 2025 Crop is more Advanced than average.
7-30-2025
Cotton is settling down as blooms advance higher on the plant. Most of the growth management is done as most of the acreage is entering the third, fourth or fifth week of bloom. Of Course, we usually add extra pix during the insect spray that is coming up, but the PRIMARY FOCUS is keeping those insects in check. This 3rd – 5th week of bloom represents the most susceptible period for insect damage. On the plant you should see between 5 and 8 reproductive branches that have a boll up to the highest first position white bloom. By the end of the 5th week of bloom we should see the white bloom at the 10th reproductive branch. I usually find the highest white bloom and count nodes down to the lowest boll until the next one lower than that is a vegetative branch.
For specific recommendations on these most important sprays and to determine which week of bloom you cotton is at:
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