Radish Window Opens Today. Dirt's Ready — Are You?
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 8.
Plant today
Today Is the Last Day to Plant Beets
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 2" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 3.
Today Is the Last Day to Plant Collards
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 3.
Kale Window Slams Shut Tonight
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 12" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 3.
Onions (bulb, short-day) Window Slams Shut Tonight
Do this: Set out transplants 0.75" deep, 3" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jan 2.
Snap Beans (Bush Green Beans) Window Slams Shut Tonight
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 3.5" apart, rows 33" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 28.
In season now
English Peas: 42 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 8.
Spinach: 42 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 23.
Still Time for Turnips — 42 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 13.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
14 Days Out: Garlic
Do this: Opens Oct 28. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
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.
Bag those leaves
Do this: Stockpile fallen leaves now as the browns for next year's compost, and shred them first if you can.
Texas farm & garden news
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