Grass weed cultivation

[Jsmith2211]

Have a few fields this year which are both very bumpy from last year's cultivations (trying to drill when it was too wet didnt help) and have areas of really thick grass as there was no competition from the crop due to poor establishment. this will be sprayed off, and i've no doubt the direct drill would cope but need to cultivate to level it out and then probably drill with our combi drill (suffolk coulters). Whats the best way to avoid getting big lumps of grass clogging everything up and stopping the next crop growing? And no, ploughing isn't an option (it's what i'd probably do if i had the choice). We have a superflow and a set of vari discs, but I have a feeling using either of those will just result in big lumps of grass everywhere and half the field not having any crop growing on it. Any suggestions?

 

[David.]

Well, you have dismissed the best method.
Spray it off, top it really short and disc it a few times?

 

[snipe]

Super flow it, then disc until it’s fit to drill into

 

[mobileweld]

if it’s a particular bad patch not overly big in size I’d superflow round it then burn the patch.

 

[Flat 10]

Use the cultivator and then the PH off the combi and then combi.

 

[DrWazzock]

How come all sorts of fairly power hungry but ineffectual intensive cultivation is on the table but ploughing isn’t?