Topic: How soon after rotavation would you plant or sow?

[George the Pigman]

I had my plot rotavated early this week and its now a fine tilth. Conditions were near perfect for it even on our clayey soil.
I have usually left it about a week before planting or sowing to allow the soil to settle. What do others do? Would you leave it longer or just start more or less straight away?

[saddad]

I'd sow straight away.. if it stays dry it will cap easily...

[ancellsfarmer]

About 20 years!
. By then nature may have repaired the damage done to soil structure and organisms.

[MervF]

I have had a rotavator for about 40 years and have always rotavated my plot but left it for about a week before I sow any seeds but only a few days for potatoes, just for the ground to settle down.

[George the Pigman]

Yes MervF
 that's why I usually have left it a week after rotavation. In my early days I planted some onions and shallots soon after rotavation which after a week stood proud barely attached to the soil.