6 Days Left on the Garlic Clock
Do this: Plant cloves 1" deep, 4" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 25.
- 1Pick your spotYour nearest Texas city sets every date.
- 2Pick your cropsTap what you want to eat. We lay out the beds.
- 3Do today's listTwo or three jobs a day, all the way to harvest.
Plant today
Keep the Line Moving: Turnips, Round 6
Do this: Sow another row today so the harvest never stops. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Repeat every 10 days while the window is open.
In season now
English Peas: 20 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 30.
Spinach: 20 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 15.
Turnips Is In Season. 20 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 5.
Radish: 27 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 30.
Garden chores
Clean up the hiding spots
Do this: Pull spent vines and remove boards and debris where squash bugs and other pests spend the winter.
Cover the bare beds
Do this: Sow cereal rye, oats, crimson clover or hairy vetch in any bed that will sit empty this winter.
Blanch the greens
Do this: Blanch collards 3 minutes and other greens 2 minutes, cool, and freeze.
Texas farm & garden news
Pulled every hour from Texas Farm Bureau, Texas A&M AgriLife Today, Farm Progress and Google News headlines. Only Texas stories about growing, raising and feeding make the cut. Each one links to the original and shows the date its source published it.
New Texas Agriculture Commissioner Clayton Tucker looks to put family farms first
A Texas woman started making soda in her kitchen and selling it at a local farmers market; 10 years later, PepsiCo bought her brand for $1.95 billion
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Texas A&M Ranch Horse Team celebrates legacy of horsemanship and student development