We've heard the term, "break up your fallow ground" before in church or other religious meetings, but there is truth to this when preparing your physical garden.  Many people, in my opinion, make the mistake of killing of the grass in their future garden location with weed killer. Some weed killers stay in the ground for up to 6 months and will affect potential seeding in your yard.

If you have located an area for your garden that has grass in it, consider do this before spraying with chemical weed killers. Stake out the area for your garden. Take clear plastic and stake it in position where your garden will be. This way, the sun will heat up what ever is under the plastic, thus killing all vegetation under the plastic.

Once the greenery is dead, you can now begin to dig up the ground in preparation for your new garden. Dig up a manageable area at first. Either a 10X15 or 10X20 area will be good for a start.

Dig up the grass and weeds and place them in your compost bin. Make sure you knock off the chunks of dirt back into the planting area. Hopefully, your seedlings will take root and thrive. This is a good way to get rid of greenery and prepare your ground, without using chemicals that could infect your flowers and vegetable gardens.

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