Thursday, November 5, 2026
The Daily Dirt

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

What do I do today?
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Start indoors & order seed

Planning ahead: next 30 days

25 days out

25 Days Out: Kale

Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.

Garden chores

Seed Starting: Grow Your Own Transplants

Start onions and early tomatoes

Do this: South Texas and Gulf Coast gardeners can sow tomato and pepper seed indoors now, counting 5-8 weeks back from your last frost.

Freeze Protection: Save the Garden Tonight

Freeze watch: water today

Do this: If a frost night is forecast, soak the garden soil today so it stores heat for tonight.

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.

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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