Intheswamp said:
...Once I get the obstacles removed I'm going to take my tiller and till it all to a pulp. Remove grass and roots. Till again. Remove grass and roots. Rinse, repeat. I know there'll be weed seeds to contend with but I'm going to start a regular tilling routine between the rows and try to keep it under control. I think @farmerdill 's recommendation is spot on about tilling the weeds under. I've just got to get back to the point where I can do that....all in due time, I suppose. 
OMG - this sounds exactly like the kind of speech I always give to myself during the winter garden planning... "this year will be different and all my projects will be finished and perfect"
By this time of year I'm more in the frame of mind where if I can actually find the plants among the weeds I'm pretty happy
(In all fairness to myself - my veg garden is actually in pretty good shape this year; it's all those other projects (my shady corner garden, the other shady area where I planned to move the hostas, the "arbor area" where the deer have made mincemeat of my sedums, my redbud tree all but died and is sprouting up from the roots, and a "Red Dragon" contorted hazel isn't looking the best either; the foundation planting where we put in a couple of "little Devil" ninebark shrubs, weeded, and mulched not too long ago, now has weeds springing up through the mulch and the ninebark has powdery mildew <sigh>. I'll spare you the details about my perennial garden and the "butterfly garden." It's possible I just have a few too many projects started...
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