“Fall is not the end of the gardening year; it is the start of next year's growing season. The mulch you lay down will protect your perennial plants during the winter and feed the soil as it decays, while the cleaned up flower bed will give you a huge head start on either planting seeds or setting out small plants.” GivingYearsEndsFallNextGrowingFlowerHugeBedProtectSeasonsLaysPlantWinterSeedsSettingSettingsSoilGardeningDecayNext YearOctoberHead StartPlanting Seeds Book:The Gardening Year Source: The Gardening Year
“And he that will go to bed sober, Falls with the leaf still in October.” StillsFallBedSoberLeafsOctober Author:Dario Fo
“October arrives in a swirl of fragrant blue leaf smoke, the sweetness of slightly frosted MacIntosh apples, and little hard acorns falling. We are in the midst of cool crisp days, purple mists, and Nature recklessly tossing her whole palette of dazzling tones through fields and woodlands.” LittlesHardWholeFallFieldsBlueSmokeToneApplesMidstLeafsSweetnessPurpleMistOctoberDazzlingCrispsPaletteSwirlsAcornsWoodlandMacintosh Author:Jean Hersey
“Dusk was falling quickly. It was just after 7 P.M., and the month was October.” FallMonthsOctoberDusk Book:A Dog's Ransom Source: A Dog's Ransom
“From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.” FallLostSportsCompetitionMarchOctober Author:Scott Hamilton