Wednesday, November 4, 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

Radish: 19 Days Left to Plant

Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 8.

Start indoors & order seed

Planning ahead: next 30 days

Garden chores

Freeze Protection: Save the Garden Tonight

Covers on before sundown

Do this: Drape frost cloth over tender crops in the late afternoon and pin it to the ground on every side.

Freeze Protection: Save the Garden Tonight

Stock up on frost cloth

Do this: Buy frost cloth, clips and stakes now, before the first front sells out the stores.

Three Sisters: Corn, Beans and Squash Together

Kill the vines, turn the soil

Do this: Pull and trash spent squash vines, and turn the soil so overwintering borer pupae are exposed.

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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