Tuesday, October 27, 2026
The Daily Dirt

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

What do I do today?
  1. 1Pick your spotYour nearest Texas city sets every date.
  2. 2Pick your cropsTap what you want to eat. We lay out the beds.
  3. 3Do today's listTwo or three jobs a day, all the way to harvest.
Start My Garden
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This week

1 Day to Garlic

Do this: Window runs Oct 28–Nov 11. Plant cloves 1" deep, 4" apart, rows 14" apart.

In season now

Plant now

Radish: 36 Days Left to Plant

Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 21.

Garden chores

Preserving the Glut Safely

Freeze peppers raw

Do this: Seed and slice peppers and freeze them raw for salsa or blanch 2 to 3 minutes for cooking.

Building Big-Harvest Soil in Texas

Build a bed for fall

Do this: Frame a 4-foot-wide raised bed and fill it with compost-rich soil for fall greens.

Harvest Log: Weigh It, Price It, Prove It

Weigh today's pick

Do this: Put today's harvest on the scale and log the pounds before it hits the kitchen.