This Week at Ramsey Farms

For the week ending July 5, 2014~

It's been a hectic week of due diligence and waiting.

Chief Farmhand, Chris finished painting the great room (6+ coats of primer and paint not counting the ceiling!) much to his delight. This 400-square foot room feels even larger now and is much brighter reflecting the existing light now that it has gone from deep dark 1970's brown wood paneling to a nice, light, refreshing light green-blue shade.

I harvested all the green onions and garlic, cleaned out the cold frame save the radishes gone to seed and the celery, harvested and used a lot of carrots and green beans, researched dry beans and when to pick (have harvested a few handfuls that are still drying), learned about sunflowers and their harvest times, educated myself on how corn self-pollinates, and Chris built a trellis for the wild and unruly cucumbers (as some of the corn is not sturdy enough to be the sole support).

There are a good many teeny-tiny cukes all over the vines. We've counted at least three ears of corn forming so far (don't judge - we're new here). The summer squashes have blooms all over the place and there are miniature crooknecks growing. The furry purple-blue stars of the borage plant are finally in bloom (so pretty)! The cinnamon basil is flowering! The geraniums are spreading. The oreganos and thymes are in bloom! I harvested a huge basket full of sweet basil that's been drying in the dehydrator this week. There are thousands (!) (okay maybe that's a little exaggerated) but there are a bunch of green roma and beefsteak tomatoes hanging from the plants - some of which are as tall as I am! The sweet peas have dried out and died back and I am waiting on the potato plants to produce more tators.

We celebrated Independence Day together by heading downtown to watch the fireworks, hitting Tony's Ice Cream for a landmark milkshake, then back home for sparklers and beer! Thank you to our Founding Fathers and those who dedicated their lives and deaths to ensuring America remains the land of the free and the home of the brave. Thank you for fighting for our freedoms so that we could dream big and follow our hearts even to a little farm in the backwoods of southeast Georgia.

Meanwhile in Georgia, we had the home inspection, termite inspection, and shocked the well. We are still set to close July 31. So the countdown is on. I just hope everything in NC and Georgia aligns just so. This buying and selling and moving to another state is challenging and difficult and stressful work - I'm ready to get it all over with and get settled into a new place!

Be sure to check out the updated Garden Photo Album!