grass, rototilling, and new gardens

[arylkin]

I want to extend one of my gardens into where there is currently grass.  My father-in-law has a rototiller that he says I can use, though I've been reading conflicting things about rototillers and grass.  Some things say just to rototill the grass and take the grass clumps out afterwards, though I've seen other things that say if the grass isn't

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[eclips1st]

Keep in mind I'm a novice!

It seems to me that roundup would hinder whatever you plan on growing there after.

What about turning the turf over? (Like cut sections you can flip just under the grass roots.) It would even feed your new planted things.

Last year we just took the rototiller to the area I wanted to make into a veggie garden and what ended up happening (for me) is mostly success, although I did spend a LOT of time pulling grass and weeds out of that area over the summer.

[vaysha]

I just used a shovel and dug mine up and then added soil where the grass was and stuck the grass in the compost.

[wobblerlorri]

I'm in the RoundUp faction (in fact I think I'm the only one). Kill the grass first, and RoundUp does a great job. In fact, you can actually get it generic, for way cheaper -- just google glyphosphate

[icelore]

I cut the sod in deep patches, flipped it, and lightly tilled the top. Added in a bag or two of dirt/compost, and went to town on top of it. I only planted hardy thing there the first season and mulched the bed, and it worked great.

[pie_nya]

I use glyphosphate (roundup) to make a new garden bed. Its quick and doesn't stay in the soil. Haven't had any issues. I put the plants in a week later and didn't have any issues.