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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Plant now

Basil: 75 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 15.

Garden chores

Hugelkultur: The Buried-Log Garden Mound

Don't trust the sponge yet

Do this: Check soil moisture on your hugel mound and water it in summer heat, especially in its first year.

Organic-First Pest Control for Texas Gardens

Flip the leaves

Do this: Walk the garden and check leaf undersides on squash, tomatoes and greens for eggs and pests.

Organic-First Pest Control for Texas Gardens

Squash bug egg patrol

Do this: Crush the shiny bronze egg clusters on squash leaf undersides before they hatch.

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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