Fall is our best time to plant in the SoCal garden; here’s your October checklist

Fall is our best time to plant in the SoCal garden; here’s your October checklist

For The Union-Tribune It’s about to happen: That one morning in the third or fourth week of October, when you wake up and the air feels different — cool, maybe a bit damp … and you know fall is here. For us SoCal gardeners, fall’s arrival signals planting time. Are you ready? Edible gardens Harvest melons, pumpkins, and winter squash. Here’s how: • Cut melons when the tendril nearest the melon turns brown.  The underside of watermelons ripen sof…