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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Succession

Keep the Line Moving: Radish, Round 3

Do this: Sow another row today so the harvest never stops. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Repeat every 8 days while the window is open.

In season now

Plant now

Radish: 33 Days Left to Plant

Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 24.

Start indoors & order seed

Garden chores

Hugelkultur: The Buried-Log Garden Mound

Sort your wood pile

Do this: Set aside oak, maple and cottonwood for a hugel mound, and keep black walnut and cedar out of it.

Hugelkultur: The Buried-Log Garden Mound

Feed the first-year mound

Do this: Plant peas or cowpeas on a new mound, or side-dress with nitrogen if leaves look pale from wood tie-up.

Organic-First Pest Control for Texas Gardens

Flip the leaves

Do this: Walk the garden and check leaf undersides on squash, tomatoes and greens for eggs and pests.

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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