James Egan wrote:
I'm planning on planting a small garden in my back yard. Currently
there's lawn with grass growing where I want to plant. When you till
the soil, can you just mix in the grass? Or should the grass be
removed first, then tilled, and compost added?


I've had good results by renting a sod cutter and carefully removing the sod for
composting. With the sod goes most of the weed seeds that might be waiting for
soil exposure to sprout. Doing it this way can really help avoid major battles
with weeds and grass the first years, and gets you going fast.