Thursday, October 29, 2026
The Daily Dirt

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

What do I do today?
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Start indoors & order seed

Planning ahead: next 30 days

27 days out

27 Days Out: Kale

Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.

Garden chores

Building Big-Harvest Soil in Texas

Turn last season's mulch under

Do this: Work spent organic mulch into the soil after harvest so it breaks down before replanting.

Harvest Log: Weigh It, Price It, Prove It

Weigh today's pick

Do this: Put today's harvest on the scale and log the pounds before it hits the kitchen.

Harvest Log: Weigh It, Price It, Prove It

Season scorecard

Do this: Total your harvest log by crop and rank which ones paid the most per row foot.