Working Ground

I've always used the 3 P's. Plow it, pack it and plant it. I only use a disc if I want to "cut" something like heavy cover, stalks or sod.

Sure works for me.

Allan

Devin

Disk in spring when it's dried a bit.

Harrow after that to level & smooth the ground, kill small weed seedlings.

The disk & harrow can be replaced with a field cultivator with a harrow bar on it, one pass & done.

If you had to plow in spring; or clay or wet soil made lumps, it can be more difficult. The disk will cut lumps up some, but a disk also compacts & hardens wet clay soil..... Sometimes just gotta wait for sun to dry it, or a rain to wet & soften it....

Anyhow, sounds like a little harrow (aka drag) is what you are wanting.

--->Paul

John T

But now I'm finding that if I don't work it at all, the ground is more mellow, just put some Dawn trash wheels on the planter row units to part the weeds, straw, and corn stalks and planted. Of course, now I'm limited to sprays for weed control, but they don't take much fuel to apply.

Gerald J.