Start Tomato Seeds Indoors Today
Do this: Start seed 7 weeks before transplant day (Sep 2). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
In season now
Still Time for Basil — 77 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Sep 13.
Garden chores
Solarize empty beds
Do this: Wet bare beds and seal them under clear plastic for at least a month to knock back nematodes.
Fall tomato deadline
Do this: Get fall tomato transplants in about 100 days before your first frost, or by Jul 25 in Central Texas.
Pick okra daily
Do this: Harvest okra pods every day or two while they're small and tender.