Mormon creasing the corn | Life on a Colorado Farm

Terry is creasing the corn fields now…knocking off the tops of the rows so the corn doesn’t have to grow through too much soil.

Everyday, twice or more times a day we are changing water.

Terry has started the last fields to plant pinto beans, then we have one more field to plant into alfalfa.

The days are long…way into the night right now…but passing fast.

We are making headway…my circle garden in now complete and planted. No longer the derelict western prairie graveyard it WAS looking like. If the seeds grow, fingers crossed it should soften up.

I am thinking it will look sort of like this garden in time.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

The corn is starting to shoot tiny little roots so it was time to knock down the rows and Mormon Crease the field.

We’ve been really busy the last of last week and this weekend. It seemed like the irrigation water, the crops and my yard all needed attention all at once.

Well, the irrigation water is a three times a day requirement, but when everything comes together all at one time, sure does make a person scramble.

The cold wind blew in blowing 30 miles an hour, then it starting dumping rain. Terry was able to get the last field done just before the worst of the weather started