Cover crop then mole

[mf6490]

What’s people’s thoughts on getting the cover crop drilled than mole draining
Drainage rotation is 3 years behind because ground at depth was to dry to form moles now we have had a wet winter and hopefully enough rain to get to depth i would like to mole more ground this year but I am planning to put a catch crop in
So do i mole then drill and lose a couple of weeks of crop growth or drill and then mole through the catch crop
Thanks in advance

 

[martian]

Drill your cover first, you'll be surprised how little is uprooted by the moling...unless you have a lot of wheel/track slip. We did some a couple of weeks ago, you can now only see the slots.
It's well worth digging down to check the clay is making a decent mole though, we gave up under a four year ley we were terminating as there wasn't enough moisture at depth to form a mole that would last

 

[Badshot]

Definitely drill, then mole later on.