Wednesday, November 4, 2026
The Daily Dirt

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

What do I do today?
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In season now

Plant now

Basil: 79 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 Sep 11.

Garden chores

Water: Deep, Early and Right at the Roots

Water at sunrise

Do this: Run drip or soaker hoses early in the morning so plants are loaded up before the heat and leaves stay dry.

Water: Deep, Early and Right at the Roots

Fill the ollas

Do this: Check and refill your clay ollas, since hot weeks drain them fast.

Seed Starting: Grow Your Own Transplants

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.

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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