Sowing Seed Within few weeks Buds 21 days Petals fall off Expansion of cotton ball Ovary ripens Cotton Blossom white to deep yellow colour Within few weeks Growth of cotton (3) Harvesting: With the first frost, the cotton plant normally sheds its leaves, but the balls have matured and are opened often several weeks before the first frost. When the cotton crop is defoliated all the balls are more readily exposed to the sun, and the maturity is much more uniform.

4. Piped or corded tucks: These are made by placing cording on the wrong side of the fabric at centre of tuck before stitching the tuck. Stitching should be done close to cording. 5. Cross tucks: When rows of tucks are stitched along the fabric in both horizontal and vertical direction, the decoration is called as cross tucking. First stitch the vertical tucks and press this to one side. Then stitch the horizontal tucks.