Harvest Moon 64/Fall (Year 1)

Summer is finally over, and although the theme music may make you feel like you're running out of time, things will slow down a bit, especially after you get Karen's and Elli's pictures. This season brings about a shift in priorities. Where summer was about making money, fall is more about becoming friends with the eligible bachelors and extending your house.

Fall 1
If you haven't already, chop down what is left of the summer crops. Feed your animals and dig up a music box if you don't have one already and head into town. Stop by Lillia's and buy 3 bags of eggplant seeds. After trying to keep up with 5 plots, this should be an improvement. You should have plenty of money left over from summer, but you will need at least 35,000G to get a greenhouse and a kitchen. Stop by the bakery and give Elli an egg. Today is her birthday, so it will count extra today- don't miss her! At this point, both Elli and Karen should be at a yellow heart or above, or you are in trouble. Make sure to get some grapes to Karen, they're her favorite.

Go out to Mt. Moon and get familiar with the new layout of sellable items. Brown mushrooms and Medicinal herbs sell for the most, so give them priority over other items. Give a mushroom to the harvest elf and the carpenter to get the two mushroom recipes. Go back to the farm and plant the three seeds. If you have time left, ride your horse around the farm for a bit before you turn in. The annual fall horse race is at the end of the month and you're going to have to get him in shape if you want to have a chance.

Fall 2nd and 3rd
For the next couple of days, feed your animals and water your crops, then dig up a music box. If Elli's not at a pink heart yet, save an egg for her. Water the eggplants, then head to Ricks to get the box fixed. From there, either head to Elli or Karen and hand her the music box and either an egg or grape. By this point, both of them have to be at a pink heart, or you're not going to get their pictures. If you're really desperate to get Karen to a pink heart, head to the bar at night and talk to her while holding your dog. If you continue to do this, her heart level will slowly rise. Cheap, but effective. If Elli's not close, then you're just out of luck.

Sometime soon, the cow should grow up, so grab that milker and finally get some income out of that investment. If you have any spare items, give them away to whomever you happen to pass by. You need to start making friends with anyone and everyone.