Monday, November 9, 2026
The Daily Dirt

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

What do I do today?
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Plant now

Basil: 54 Days Left to Plant

Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Oct 6.

Planning ahead: next 30 days

12 days out

12 Days Out: Okra

Do this: Opens Aug 19. Get seed and bed space lined up now.

Garden chores

Heat Mode: Surviving a Texas Summer

Fall tomato deadline

Do this: Get fall tomato transplants in about 100 days before your first frost, or by Jul 25 in Central Texas.

Heat Mode: Surviving a Texas Summer

Pick okra daily

Do this: Harvest okra pods every day or two while they're small and tender.

Heat Mode: Surviving a Texas Summer

Clear spring crops

Do this: Pull spent spring plants and weeds, and trash diseased ones instead of composting them.

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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