Friday, October 30, 2026
The Daily Dirt

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

What do I do today?
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In season now

Plant now

Eggplant: 9 Days Left to Plant

Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 21" apart, rows 30" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 26.

Plant now

Lettuce: 23 Days Left to Plant

Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 3" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Oct 17.

Start indoors & order seed

Planning ahead: next 30 days

9 days out

9 Days Out: Kale

Do this: Opens Sep 16. Get seed and bed space lined up now.

Garden chores

What's Wrong With My Plant?

Stop damping off

Do this: Start seeds in clean mix and avoid overwatering in the first two weeks.

Pollinators: No Bees, No Squash

Sow a bee strip

Do this: Sow fast-blooming flowers like cosmos, sunflowers, borage or calendula beside the vegetable beds.

Pollinators: No Bees, No Squash

Morning squash date

Do this: Before 10 a.m., dab pollen from a male squash flower onto any open female flower with a baby fruit.