Cotton

Episode 43 of the Herbarium of the Bizarre podcast, hosted by Meredith Hemphill, titled "Cotton" was published on August 23, 2024 and runs 9 minutes.

August 23, 2024 ·9m · Herbarium of the Bizarre

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Summary

Today, we’re talking about the world’s favorite natural fiber. It’s pretty strange, if you think about it, that Cotton plants grow these fluffy, candy floss clouds. To be clear, it’s cotton boll, not bowl. My accent is not my friend in this episode. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.fairindigo.com/blogs/news/what-is-pima-cotton-and-how-is-it-different https://www.cottoninc.com/cotton-production/quality/classification-of-cotton/overview/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/cotton-and-wool/cotton-sector-at-a-glance/ http://www.historyofclothing.com/textile-history/history-of-cotton/ “Cotton: From Field to Fabric” from the National Cotton Council of America “The Story of Cotton” from the National Cotton Council of America https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/what-cotton https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/gossypium-hirsutum/ https://nymag.com/strategist/article/what-is-egyptian-cotton-explainer.html https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cotton/evolution/ https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cotton/what/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypium

Episode Description

Today, we’re talking about the world’s favorite natural fiber. It’s pretty strange, if you think about it, that Cotton plants grow these fluffy, candy floss clouds.

To be clear, it’s cotton boll, not bowl. My accent is not my friend in this episode.

Music by James Milor from Pixabay

Information provided by:

https://www.fairindigo.com/blogs/news/what-is-pima-cotton-and-how-is-it-different
https://www.cottoninc.com/cotton-production/quality/classification-of-cotton/overview/
https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/cotton-and-wool/cotton-sector-at-a-glance/
http://www.historyofclothing.com/textile-history/history-of-cotton/
“Cotton: From Field to Fabric” from the National Cotton Council of America
“The Story of Cotton” from the National Cotton Council of America
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/what-cotton
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/gossypium-hirsutum/
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/what-is-egyptian-cotton-explainer.html
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cotton/evolution/
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cotton/what/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypium