Most Cotton is around the third week of bloom.
7-27-2026
We are in Prime Time for Cotton Defense against insects based on the stage of cotton development. The third through the fifth week of bloom marks the most sensitive period to insect damage for cotton primarily because it is the time that the cotton will struggle to compensate for loss at this point. Half of our cotton is in the third week of bloom during this last week of July. Cotton planted during that first week of May is beginning the fourth week of bloom and cotton that was not planted until late May is more likely to be in the second week. You can also find a white bloom in the field and count down to the first node that made a boll (ie, the first fruiting branch) to help figure this out. 5-6 fruiting branches that have bolls or a bloom on them means the field is in the third week of bloom.
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