One more thought

One more thought I forgot to mention about the composting in place. One idea which struck me as I was preparing to dig out the garden- In digging out the garden, two things would happen. One is that I would be sure to miss or even scatter grass and weed seeds. The second is that I would leave large areas bare and open to new weeds invading. By composting the whole area I kill off grass and weeds while keeping the area protected from invasion of new grass and weeds. All with no neurotoxic chemicals.

I'm hoping that the ground will also be much more workable once all the roots and such are composted.