Thoughts for Fall

I think it is actually better for me to transplant Daylilies in the fall, rather than in late spring like I did.  Ideally, I'd like to move the funky orange ones to the sidewalk bed, because I don't like have those weird clashing colors.  I like the pale lemon yellow ones.  I feel like they were all called Stella d'Oro, but that might not mean anything.  It does appear that they're in big masses, which makes me think that one year I planted one kind, and another year it was a different kind.  I could actually tag the ones I want to move in the late summer when I still know what color they are.  I think I should wait until they die back or a little, or at least stop flowering.  I want to move the orange ones, and also the big red one in the middle.  That one is getting really big, and I don't really want all that red in there.  It would look much, much better in the sidewalk bed.  

I also really want to put more perennials in that sidewalk bed.  I'm particularly interested in some Coreopsis, I like the one that's red in the center and pale yellow at the edges.  Those things grow like weeds.  I planted some the first year in the front bed, and I didn't like them at all.  They were too big, and kind of sprawling and messy.  And I think they're quite drought tolerant.  The Yarrow that's in there now is doing great, so if I can find the same kind, with the red and yellow flowers, I'd like to put in 2 or 3 more.  And fall is a better time to plant that kind of thing, like September, so they get well established.  Perennials will be on sale then, for sure, but I won't have as many options.  Home Depot and Lowes will have them marked down the most, because they'll just throw them out.  I'd rather get them from Wedgewood, but they might actually keep them over the winter.  I should ask them.  I just don't want to spend a lot of money.  I'm hoping that if I get that space filled in with more perennials, it won't get as crazy with weeds.  

I'm not sure if anything else really needs to be transplanted.  I would ultimately like to do something with all the Liriope in the sidewalk bed, but I don't think end of the season is the right time to do that.  That's when they're going to be big and full, and I just don't think I would be able to divide them without power tools.  

Of course, in the fall I should be hoarding as many leaves as I can.  The compost in the tumbler right now is just about done.  There are some chunks of stuff in there, some bits of leaves and of course some sticks and stems, so I'll let it go for at least another week.  But soon, I should take it all out, maybe even get a compost sieve.  And at that point, I should take all the leaves and crap out of the other bin and load the tumbler back up again.  You know, if I'm smart about this, maybe I should just roll the whole thing over to the patio to do this.  Eh, I'd still have to lift it to put it back on its rollers.  

If I do this in the next few weeks, that next batch of compost will probably be finished before fall.  I'll be able to keep putting coffee grounds in, which will speed it up, and it's hot.  Then I would be able to take that all out in, like, October, and load it up with the fall leaves.  Yay!  

BULBS! 

Ok.  I do not need to put any more Daffodils in the sidewalk bed.  Well, I don't need to do anything, but wouldn't in be great to have even more?  Wouldn't it be pretty to have a ton of the Tete a Tete daffodils mixed in there, in front of the big tall ones?  Ahhh I want more.  

I could put more of the Muscari in the side bed.  They were very nice, although a little late to the party.  The Hyacinths in there were nice, and I think they will all survive.  I mean, I don't think I pulled any out.  I mean, I don't know if I will put anything in there.  I'll think about it.  

I think I retrieved most of the Darwin Tulips out of the front bed.  I'm sure I didn't get all of them, so we'll see if those come back at all.  I guess I will put them back in there, but I'm not so sure where... I guess if I take out a bunch of Daylilies, that makes plenty of room.  

I really want to try filling the patio bed with Tulips.  I think it's big enough that they won't just freeze, and oh my god it will look amazing.  I might buy the "Tulips by the Hundreds" from White Flower Farm, and I can get 100 for $50.  Or I could get the same Perennial Tulip mix and get 100 for $70.  

VEGETABLES

A lot of these cool weather veggies are probably best started in like, August, and harvested in October.  But I think the tomatoes will keep producing until then, so I don't want to pull them out prematurely.  I don't remember what the beans do.  I mean, they will still be going through August for sure, but I don't know about September.  I might just get tired of them and rip them out anyway.  

I definitely want to do some Kale, maybe some Spinach.  Maybe I'll buy some of the red Kale to get some nice color in there. And I will definitely do some Bok Choy.  Maybe some Romaine again, that turned out really nice.  But of course, I am not going to have much space because the tomatoes will still be there.  Of course I could do some more leaf lettuce in the Gutter Garden.  Ok, this will be fun.