Tuesday, November 3, 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: 54 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 Oct 6.

Planning ahead: next 30 days

12 days out

12 Days Out: Okra

Do this: Opens Aug 19. Get seed and bed space lined up now.

Garden chores

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 broccoli and cabbage

Do this: Sow broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower now for transplants 5-7 weeks out, and keep trays in afternoon shade.

Heat Mode: Surviving a Texas Summer

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.

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