Sunday, November 8, 2026
The Daily Dirt

Texas grows its own. Here is today's job.

What do I do today?
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Succession

Keep the Line Moving: Spinach, Round 3

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

Plant now

Spinach: 29 Days Left to Plant

Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 19.

Start indoors & order seed

Garden chores

Hugelkultur: The Buried-Log Garden Mound

Sort your wood pile

Do this: Set aside oak, maple and cottonwood for a hugel mound, and keep black walnut and cedar out of it.

Organic-First Pest Control for Texas Gardens

Looper patrol on cabbage

Do this: Check broccoli, cabbage and collards for small green caterpillars and treat young ones with Bt.

Crop Rotation and Cover Crops

Draw your rotation map

Do this: Sketch your beds and shift each crop family one bed over for next year.

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.

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