Cottonseed Meal

Cottonseed meal is one of the best choices that seasoned gardeners use for their garden beds and flower beds. Cottonseed meal, although a byproduct of cotton processing, is something that is dense in nutrients for your plants and can also help with water retention. This ancient plant can really bring your garden to life and is safe for the whole family to use together.

Cottonseed Meal 10lb

Cottonseed Meal 50lb

Cottonseed Meal Uses

Cottonseed Meal for Mulch

Cottonseed meal for mulch is something some have not heard of but it is effective! Roses are a plant we use cottonseed meal as mulch for and doesn't burn your plants.

Cottonseed Meal for Livestock

Whole cottonseed is high in protein, making it an excellent substitute for soybean meal and other fatty feeds. Cattle should be weaned before switching to cottonseed meal, which should be given to cattle in small amounts at the beginning.

Cottonseed Meal for the Garden

Other than its value of being a fully plant based soil amendment, cottonseed meal is rich in protein, which helps to slow down the decomposition of the material. Since its nutrients are not readily available to the plant, microbes within the soil need to do the job of decomposition. Be sure to get a soil test for your PH value. Cottonseed meal, like many other amendments, is acidic.

Cottonseed Meal for Lawns

Cottonseed Meal will slowly break down over the fall giving you a nice green up and healthy root system.

Cottonseed Meal also feeds the microbes in the soil, which means a healthier overall grass. A healthy lawn also means it has a better root system which will require less water. That's a win win!

Blood Meal Substitute

In the event that adding blood meal to your vegetable garden is not available or you are running short, cottonseed meal is an excellent blood meal substitute. With being high in nitrogen and having trace amounts of phosphorus and potassium, this makes an excellent side dress or something to incorporate nutrients to acid loving and nitrogen loving plants. Many other fertilizers, like blood meal bone meal, can be used as a good fertilizer. Cottonseed Meal however is ultimate substitute for meal fertilizers and is readily available from us or your local feed mill or garden center.