Thursday, November 5, 2026
The Daily Dirt

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

What do I do today?
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Plant now

Basil: 101 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 Aug 20.

Start indoors & order seed

Garden chores

Heat Mode: Surviving a Texas Summer

Plant the heat lovers

Do this: Sow okra and southern peas and set sweet potato slips by the end of June.

Heat Mode: Surviving a Texas Summer

Heat-set tomato window

Do this: Plant heat-set tomatoes like Heatwave, Solar Fire or Sunmaster from mid-June to early July for summer fruit.

Heat Mode: Surviving a Texas Summer

Pick okra daily

Do this: Harvest okra pods every day or two while they're small and tender.

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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