Friday, November 6, 2026
The Daily Dirt

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

What do I do today?
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Garden chores

Crop Rotation and Cover Crops

Fill summer gaps with cowpeas

Do this: Sow cowpeas, buckwheat or sorghum-sudangrass in empty beds to cover soil through the heat.

Preserving the Glut Safely

Freeze the bean flood

Do this: Blanch snap beans for 3 minutes, cool, drain, and freeze with 1/2-inch headspace.

Preserving the Glut Safely

Squash goes in the freezer

Do this: Slice squash 1/2 inch thick, blanch 3 minutes, cool and freeze; do not can it.

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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