At last, a little more than 100 days after sowing the seeds, the cotton balls started popping. It is a great joy to see them growing from the seed. The white cotton balls popping out of the brown berries look as if they are radiating the heat of life straight out into the world,
and it is very energizing.
Now comes the biggest climax for the cotton crop. We must prevent attacks by grasshoppers and locusts (hoppers), which caused enormous damage last year. Especially for the organic fields, although we have received advice from experts around the world, we have created our own insect repellents, so it is really a time to play how to get rid of those swarms that fly like black bands through the blue sky. Before the brown spot disease (kaban-tsu) became so serious, the medicinal tree, neem extract, was heard and the disease was cured. From now until the harvest, there will be many tense days ahead.
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