Hello,
I'm starting a small cutting garden..roughly about 1/6 of an acre on land at my parents that in the past 10years has pretty much gone to ruin. It's along the edge of a paddock that had become totally overgrown with brambles & what my mum tells me is hymalayan balsam. I've cleared the area by hand with a scythe, down to a sort of scrub, & now I want to get it down to soil. What would be the best way to get rid of the top layer of plant roots & grass? I've read that rotovating it is a mistake, as it chops up all the weeds where they just re-germinate...but although I started the garden by hand, digging it all out is a bit too much for me.
ANY suggestions??