Tomato Seeds Go Under Lights Thursday
Do this: Start seed 7 weeks before transplant day (Sep 2). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
In season now
Basil Is In Season. 79 Days to Make It Count.
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 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.
Fill the ollas
Do this: Check and refill your clay ollas, since hot weeks drain them fast.
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.