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

Pollinators: No Bees, No Squash

Morning squash date

Do this: Before 10 a.m., dab pollen from a male squash flower onto any open female flower with a baby fruit.

Pollinators: No Bees, No Squash

Spray after the bees go home

Do this: If you must spray, wait until evening when flowers have closed and bees have stopped foraging.

Pollinators: No Bees, No Squash

Lift the row cover

Do this: Remove row covers from squash, cucumbers and melons as soon as the first flowers open.

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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