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

22 days out

22 Days Out: Kale

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

Garden chores

Crop Rotation and Cover Crops

Draw your rotation map

Do this: Sketch your beds and shift each crop family one bed over for next year.

Preserving the Glut Safely

Blanch the greens

Do this: Blanch collards 3 minutes and other greens 2 minutes, cool, and freeze.

How Much to Plant Per Person

Count your eaters

Do this: Multiply the per-person planting numbers by your household size and write your spring plan.

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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