Order of steps from cultivation to planting?

[Fredashay]

I noticed that if I weed my field after cultivating, then fertilize and plant in the same "day," weeds are growing again and I have to weed again.

I'm wondering, is there a correct or best sequence of steps?

1. Plow (if needed)
2. Cultivation
3. Lime (if needed)
4. Fertilize
5. Weed
6. Plant/Seed
7. Roll
8. Weed again?!?!

[HurtfulPlayer97]

Get rid of step 5 and you will be fine. Cultivation should have removed all the weeds anyway, unless you are waiting a day before you plant. And you need to fertilize again the next day after you plant. And I never bother with rolling. It only adds 2% to yield. I don't think it's worth the time it takes, unless you have stones turned on then you might have to.

[HurtfulPlayer97]

My current routine is;
Plant a cover crop like oilseed radish a month before you would plant your main crop.
Let it grow for a month and then Plow.
Plant main crop. Wait
Fertilize. This should act as the second stage of fertilizer as plowing under the cover crop acts as the first stage.
Done. Wait for harvest.
Plowing before planting removes the need to weed.
You just need to find a good wide plow so it doesn't take too long.
There are plenty in the Modhub.

[ProviD]

The 1st weeding is completely unnecessary. The weeds are still in "seed stage" too!

Your seeder/planter functions as a light weeder while it plants your new crop - even if you've advanced to another day/month. If you want to RP with "fallowed" or otherwise unused field, you'd re-do cultivation and proceed normally from there.

After seeding/planting, you can 'game the system' a bit and weed the field. This removes the "grow-able" weeds from your field.

Not sure if weeding straight after seeding works IRL, I'd assume you'd have to wait until at least the 1st grow stage of the plants before you'd benefit from weeding.

Also: if you use tool capable of Direct Drilling, you do not need the cultivation step!

Otherwise there's no game-affecting effects.

My personal order of business with new field is the following - the same goes if I don't have direct drill:
- Plow
- Lime
- Cultivate
- Seed
( - Fertilize )
- Roll
- Weed
[-- 2nd Fertilizing ]

If I have Direct Drill and/or Mulcher and the field has had harvest before, the order is slightly different:
[- Plow / Subsoil ]
- Lime
- Mulch
- Direct Drill
( - Fertilize )
- Roll
- Weed
[-- 2nd fertilizing ]

As you might see from the order, I don't like the white texture Liming leaves so I get rid of it asap.

You generally don't need 2nd fertilization in the next month/day if you're using Precision Farming. There are few.. tweaks.. to this you can do to maximize your Enviro-Score but those give largely unnoticeable difference.

EDIT:
It's all about personal preference in the end.
Like between myself and poster before me, we have completely different approach to our fieldworks!

[Fredashay]

Thanks everybody!
That all helps! :-)