I had the tiller out, so I started to prep the bed. This is rock hard ground that I haven't tilled in 10 yrs? It was my original strawberry patch that became overgrown. Brother helped me clean it up this Winter. Full of those thorny saplings I call Hawthorne. Not sure.
I decided to have a single 20' row. Easier to dig for me. Tilled up a 6' x 20' area about tine deep (4" to 6" deep). I used singles at one time as a weed barrier (which failed) so I have to rake that all out. Then I can start trenching down the middle. As you can see in the 2nd pic, My new strawberry raised beds and the mess that regrew. Weed whip and weed killer will take care of that. Next on the list. Also the stumps of the saplings will get coated with stump killer and once dead, will be pulled out. Then just a mow every now and then to keep clean.