The invention discloses a cotton seedling raising method. The cotton seedling raising method includes the steps that an appropriate section is selected as a seedling bed, after cleaning, a polyethylene thin film is laid in the seedling bed, a prepared cotton water floating seedling raising nutrient solution is poured into the seedling bed to be ready for use, then, a mixed substrate is evenly poured into a seedling raising disc, seeds which are soaked, coated and germinated are sowed in the substrate in the seedling raising disc, after sowing is completed, the seedling raising disc is immediately placed into the seedling bed and is covered with a film, humidity and heat are preserved, after seedlings emerge, ventilation is conducted to harden the seedlings, a root growth promoting agent isadopted to irrigate the seedlings when cotyledons of the cotton seedlings spread flat, and finally, when the cotton seedlings grow to have three unfold leaves and one fold leaf, transplanting can beconducted. The cotton seedling raising method is simple and feasible, time and labor are saved, the seedling emergency rate is increased, the yield and income are obviously increased, economic benefits of cotton planting are greatly improved, the cotton seedling raising method has high agricultural promotional value, cultivated cotton seedling root systems are strong and have high vitality, the transplanting survival rate is high, the transplanted seedlings have certain disease and pest resistance capabilities, and the quality of cotton is good.