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Comrade Citizen

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12. yes this is painful work

Reply to haele (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:13 PM

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As you pick the white lint, the "bracts" of the cotton boll will slice your fingers. All the plants have been dessicated and will also cut you everywhere. You have to wear thick gloves and heavy clothes for protection. However, it is beautiful to be surrounded by blooming cotton - green with pink and purple flowers and wonderful smell. (grew up surrounded by cotton fields).

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