Still Time for Basil — 114 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Aug 7.
Start indoors & order seed
Seed Check: Bell Pepper Needs Ordering This Week
Do this: Planting indoors starts Jul 1. Seed takes time to ship.
Seed Check: Eggplant Needs Ordering This Week
Do this: Planting indoors starts Jul 1. Seed takes time to ship.
Seed Check: Hot Pepper (Jalapeño) Needs Ordering This Week
Do this: Planting indoors starts Jul 1. Seed takes time to ship.
Garden chores
Start fall tomatoes now
Do this: Sow fall tomato and pepper seed so transplants are ready before AgriLife's late-July cutoff in Central Texas.
Mulch before the heat
Do this: Spread organic mulch thick enough to settle at 4 inches around every plant before summer hits.
Throw some shade
Do this: Hang 30% shade cloth over greens, peppers and young transplants during the hottest weeks.
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.
No saved stories were published on this date.