Wednesday, November 11, 2026
The Daily Dirt

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

What do I do today?
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Succession

Radish Round 3 Goes In Today

Do this: Sow another row today so the harvest never stops. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Repeat every 8 days while the window is open.

In season now

Start indoors & order seed

Garden chores

Organic-First Pest Control for Texas Gardens

Squash bug egg patrol

Do this: Crush the shiny bronze egg clusters on squash leaf undersides before they hatch.

Organic-First Pest Control for Texas Gardens

Looper patrol on cabbage

Do this: Check broccoli, cabbage and collards for small green caterpillars and treat young ones with Bt.

Organic-First Pest Control for Texas Gardens

Bait fire ants now

Do this: Spread fire ant bait around the outside of the garden while ants are still foraging in fall.

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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