Last Call for Collards: Window Shuts in 6 Days
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 16.
Plant today
Last Call for English Peas: Window Shuts in 6 Days
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 21.
Last Call for Kale: Window Shuts in 6 Days
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 12" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 16.
Last Call for Swiss Chard: Window Shuts in 6 Days
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 1" deep, 6" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 11.
Last Call for Turnips: Window Shuts in 6 Days
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 25.
In season now
Spinach: 13 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 6.
Still Time for Cilantro — 33 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.25" deep, 2" apart, rows 12" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 11.
Lettuce Is In Season. 34 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 3" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 6.
Radish: 48 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 20.
Start indoors & order seed
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Seeds Go Under Lights Tuesday
Do this: Start seed 3 weeks before transplant day (Feb 22). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
Watermelon Seeds Go Under Lights Tuesday
Do this: Start seed 3 weeks before transplant day (Feb 22). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
20 Days Out: Basil
Do this: Opens Feb 15. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Bell Pepper
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Cantaloupe (Muskmelon)
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Cucumber
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Hot Pepper (Jalapeño)
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Mustard Greens
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Snap Beans (Bush Green Beans)
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Summer Squash (Yellow & Zucchini)
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Sweet Corn
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Tomato
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Watermelon
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
27 Days Out: Winter Squash & Pumpkin
Do this: Opens Feb 22. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
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.
Seed-starting week
Do this: Sow tomatoes 5-6 weeks and peppers 7-8 weeks before your average last frost, in a sterile mix at about 85°F.
Freeze watch: water today
Do this: If a frost night is forecast, soak the garden soil today so it stores heat for tonight.
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