Crop directory
Cotton across all 50 states.
- Gossypium hirsutum
- Row Crop
- Frost Sensitive
- 150–180 days to maturity
- Soil-temp ≥ 65°F
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is a row crop crop with a frost sensitive frost profile. Across all 50 states, 11 have cotton as a primary crop, 11 as secondary, 11 as limited, and 17 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Cotton agronomy.
Soil-temp minimum
65°F
Soil-temp optimum
68–95°F
Days to maturity
150–180
Water (in/wk)
0.8–1.5"
Soil pH
5.8–7
Nitrogen demand
moderate
Growing-degree-day requirement: 2200 GDD (base 60°F) from planting to maturity.
Source: www.nrcs.usda.gov
Primary in 11 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlabamaZone 8aSpring · April 8–April 29
- ArizonaZone 8bSpring · March 29–April 19
- CaliforniaZone 9aSpring · March 15–April 5
- FloridaZone 9bSpring · February 29–March 21
- GeorgiaZone 8aSpring · April 8–April 29
- LouisianaZone 9aSpring · March 19–April 9
- MississippiZone 8aSpring · April 8–April 29
- OregonZone 8aSpring · May 4–May 25
- South CarolinaZone 8aSpring · April 13–May 4
- TexasZone 8bSpring · March 29–April 19
- WashingtonZone 8aSpring · April 29–May 20
Secondary in 11 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens, food plots, cover.
- ArkansasZone 7bSpring · April 19–May 10
- DelawareZone 7aSpring · April 29–May 20
- MarylandZone 7aSpring · April 29–May 20
- NevadaZone 7aSpring · May 9–May 30
- New JerseyZone 7aSpring · May 4–May 25
- New MexicoZone 7aSpring · May 9–May 30
- North CarolinaZone 7bSpring · April 19–May 10
- OklahomaZone 7aSpring · April 24–May 15
- Rhode IslandZone 7aSpring · May 4–May 25
- TennesseeZone 7aSpring · April 24–May 15
- VirginiaZone 7aSpring · April 29–May 20
Limited in 11 states
Marginal — only the warmest counties or season-extended setups.
- ConnecticutZone 6bSpring · May 9–May 30
- IllinoisZone 6aSpring · May 9–May 30
- IndianaZone 6aSpring · May 15–June 5
- KansasZone 6aSpring · May 9–May 30
- KentuckyZone 6bSpring · May 4–May 25
- MassachusettsZone 6aSpring · May 15–June 5
- MissouriZone 6bSpring · May 4–May 25
- OhioZone 6aSpring · May 15–June 5
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bSpring · May 9–May 30
- UtahZone 6bSpring · May 15–June 5
- West VirginiaZone 6bSpring · May 9–May 30
Trial in 17 states
Outside typical climate envelope; growers attempt with row covers or high tunnels.
- AlaskaZone 4aSpring · June 8–June 29
- ColoradoZone 5bSpring · May 24–June 14
- HawaiiZone 11aSpring · January 15–February 5
- IdahoZone 5bSpring · May 29–June 19
- IowaZone 5aSpring · May 19–June 9
- MaineZone 5aSpring · May 29–June 19
- MichiganZone 5bSpring · May 24–June 14
- MinnesotaZone 4aSpring · May 29–June 19
- MontanaZone 4bSpring · June 3–June 24
- NebraskaZone 5aSpring · May 19–June 9
- New HampshireZone 5bSpring · May 29–June 19
- New YorkZone 5bSpring · May 24–June 14
- North DakotaZone 4aSpring · June 3–June 24
- South DakotaZone 4bSpring · May 29–June 19
- VermontZone 5aSpring · May 29–June 19
- WisconsinZone 5aSpring · May 24–June 14
- WyomingZone 4bSpring · June 8–June 29
Cotton planting in your county.
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