Just starting! A (simple?) question…

I’m just starting on my permaculture journey, but I’d like to get an actual in-ground garden going by fall. (I ramble, actual question at bottom).

I cleared out a section of lawn, 20’ by 72’, and I’ve been working it by hand, as I would prefer not to use any aggressive tilling.

I was sooooooo reconsidering my decision, until today, when after turning some dirt with a hoe and pulling a weed… in the clump was a worm ❤️ I was like… this is why I’m doing it, buddy.

I’ve been using a hoe to clear the grass, and I wanted to move to broadforking…

Do I have to clear ALL the grass before broadforking?

It’s not a lot, by any means. It’s fairly sandy. I’m not going to lay down any cardboard, and I don’t think I have time for a tarp. I am going to lay down compost, however.