Basil: 138 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jul 14.
Garden chores
Side-dress the corn
Do this: Feed corn with nitrogen when tassels start forming, and keep it watered through ear fill.
Flip the leaves
Do this: Walk the garden and check leaf undersides on squash, tomatoes and greens for eggs and pests.
Squash bug egg patrol
Do this: Crush the shiny bronze egg clusters on squash leaf undersides before they hatch.
Texas farm & garden news
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