Beets Leaves the Station Tuesday
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 2" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 26.
Plant today
7 Days Left on the Collards Clock
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 26.
7 Days Left on the Kale Clock
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 12" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 26.
Onions (bulb, short-day) Leaves the Station Tuesday
Do this: Set out transplants 0.75" deep, 3" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 26.
7 Days Left on the Snap Beans (Bush Green Beans) Clock
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 3.5" apart, rows 33" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 21.
In season now
English Peas Is In Season. 49 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 1.
Spinach Is In Season. 49 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 16.
Still Time for Turnips — 49 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 6.
Start indoors & order seed
Order Garlic Seed Now or Watch the Season Go By
Do this: Planting starts Oct 28. Seed takes time to ship.
Opening this week
7 Days to Radish
Do this: Window runs Oct 14–Dec 2. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
21 Days Out: Garlic
Do this: Opens Oct 28. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
Freeze peppers raw
Do this: Seed and slice peppers and freeze them raw for salsa or blanch 2 to 3 minutes for cooking.
Build a bed for fall
Do this: Frame a 4-foot-wide raised bed and fill it with compost-rich soil for fall greens.
Weigh today's pick
Do this: Put today's harvest on the scale and log the pounds before it hits the kitchen.
Texas farm & garden news
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