The best method I've seen for starting a garden (or clearing sod, or
dramatically improving soil fertility) is the Interbay mulch. It's free,
quick, and easy. There are several threads discussing it in the "soil,
compost & mulch" forum, as well as "organic" at;
www.gardenweb.com
Go to "forums", then "soil...". click "search" and type in "interbay
mulch". Any questions I'll be happy to answer.