diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown/cotton.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown/cotton.dm
index beff751479..daaf71c626 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown/cotton.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown/cotton.dm
@@ -34,16 +34,14 @@
 
 /obj/item/grown/cotton/attack_self(mob/user)
 	user.show_message("<span class='notice'>You pull some [cotton_name] out of the [name]!</span>", MSG_VISUAL)
-	var/seed_modifier = 0
-	if(seed)
-		seed_modifier = round(seed.potency / 25)
-	var/obj/item/stack/cotton = new cotton_type(user.loc, 1 + seed_modifier)
-	var/old_cotton_amount = cotton.amount
-	for(var/obj/item/stack/ST in user.loc)
-		if(ST != cotton && istype(ST, cotton_type) && ST.amount < ST.max_amount)
-			ST.attackby(cotton, user)
-	if(cotton.amount > old_cotton_amount)
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You add the newly-formed [cotton_name] to the stack. It now contains [cotton.amount] [cotton_name].</span>")
+	var/cottonAmt = 1 + round(seed.potency / 25) // cotton inhand we're holding
+	for(var/obj/item/grown/cotton/ctn in user.loc) // cotton on the floor
+		if(ctn.type != type)
+			continue
+		cottonAmt += 1 + round(ctn.seed.potency / 25)
+		qdel(ctn)
+	new cotton_type(user.drop_location(), cottonAmt)
+	// above code stolen from grass
 	qdel(src)
 
 //reinforced mutated variant