Terry is planting the last field of hard-dent corn.
Hard-dent corn is what is used for corn bread, corn meal/flour, cereal grains and grits for people food. It is also the corn that is mixed into other grains to feed cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens. Either white or yellow, dent kernals contain both hard and soft starch that become indented at maturity. We plant yellow dent corn.
We do not plant sweet corn. Sweet corn is primarily eaten on the cob, or it can be canned or frozen for future consumption.
Planting season is about to end. The pinto beans will be planted in about two weeks. Of course the work hasn’t ended. Just the planting. And only after the pinto beans get in the ground.
Suppose to snow here again. Geez, what a mess this spring as been. I hope it goes around us, or stays in the mountains.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Oh Linda, I hope you don’t get more SNOW….. Goodness Gracious.. What a spring!!!!
Being a ‘city’ gal—I didn’t even know that there was a difference between sweet corn and other ‘field’ cornfields—used for other purposes. I guess I had just never thought about it. My hubby taught me —and I was amazed that I didn’t even know that, until a few years ago… Oh well—I know NOTHING about farming—and the only veggie I’ve ever grown is tomatoes. I’m learning from you, Linda.
Thanks!
Hugs,
Betsy
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Neat planter. My husband planted the field corn here is KS a few weeks ago. Check out my post on the corn planting: http://windowontheprairie.com/2010/04/22/planting-field-corn/
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Glad you got it done
I was at Walmart and the rain and cold moved in
Will probably snow soon
Oh
and i backed into a car while pulling out of my spot
I think he was going to fast…I was creeping out
oh well
He was a curser…really makes your day
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Your post about the process of farming are fun to read and educational…as well as a trip back home (in my mind). I do miss the dirt and the water and the animals. But I know it is a job you have to love because most farmers never get rich. Just have rich lives.
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We are almost finishing planting too but not near as much as you plant. Its suppose to be 97 here Friday so your snow sounds so welcoming to me. 🙂 I am planning on staying at Hidden Haven if things work out. He is suppose to go out on the road in fall and let me have the farm. We shall see.
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I’m happy that you’re finally getting the last of the corn in….it sure has been a looonnnggg cold spring. It’s actually decent here today…….springlike….in May….FINALLY 😉
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Geez it is a worry when the weather is not normal for you.
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Oh I wish we had our corn in the ground. We plant a little wee patch of sweet corn for eating at home and it RAINED HARD again on Monday. This El Nino has been keeping all our home garden planting slow. Wet mucky soils. But the extra water is welcome.
Glad your corn is in. Now the harder work begins. 🙂
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Looks like its planting time across the board and branding season for the ranchers. Is’nt springtime grand..:-)
p.s. I love pinto beans and cornbread..
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I love it when I get to learn and its enjoyable!
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Our sweet corn is in the ground and already coming up. We grew black beans last year, as well as green beans and purple hull beans. I frozen everything because I don’t know the process for drying them. Any hints?
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