OCTOBER EVENTS 2018


October -  Autumn  is here!



Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Pizza Month

National Vegetarian Month



October

1st  Shmini Atzeret
1st Child Health Day
2nd Simchat Torah
4th Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
8th Columbus Day
8th Native American’s Day
9th Fire Prevention Day
16th Dictionary Day
17th National Fossil Day [Wednesday of Earth Sciences Week]
17th National Pasta Day
27th Make a Difference Day  [Neighbors helping neighbors]
28th Mother –in- Law Day
31st Halloween


Fruits, Veggies, and Flowers for the Month of October


October Fruits in season

Pomegranates

Apples  

APPLES in season now!


Granny Smith, 
Red Delicious, 
Cripps Pink (sold as Pink Lady®),
Fuji, 
Gala, and
Golden Delicious, …
Courtesy of: www.apal.org.au/consumers/growing-seasons/




Cranberries

                                                                             Grapes



October Veggies/Vegetables in season

Pumpkins

Winter squash

Broccoli


           Spinach  

Lettuce

                                 Sweet potatoes




What blooms in October?

Autumn Flowering Bulbs

Crocus. Crocuses are some of the best known of the autumn bulbs for the garden. ...

Dahlia. ...

Nerine. ...

Sternbergia. ...

Cyclamen hederifolium. ...

Gladiolus murielae. ...

Begonia.

Courtesy of:
https://www.thompson-morgan.com/top-10-autumn-winter-flowering-bulbs


Fall- Autumn Activity Sheets








How many Kittens are in the tree?










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