More rain

Another day of thunderstorms and rain. Makes me wish that I had planted a few more seeds earlier in the week, or had been able to get the soil and compost to create the new bed, but those will just have to wait until it dries out somewhat. I am toying with the idea of tilling the grass under, despite the fact that this will increase weed possibilities, and then covering it all with newspaper and the compost/soil blend. My thought is that if I can put a sufficient layer of soil and compost, as well as newpaper which will decay over time, over the chopped up grass, I will be able to starve it for light and air and thus kill it. I suspect that this is largely wishful thinking. Since I do not have time to do it right and still get the bed done given my work schedule, I will probably try this short cut and see how it works.