Garden gurus -- what do I seed in a fallow garden ?

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Cut the weeds down to the soil, rototill it, smooth out with a rake, cover with landscape fabric, then something like 1" layer of wood mulch on that. Edit: this assumes there are no trees around the border that would be harmed by tilling or lack of moisture. Most plants won't grow under clear plastic if they can't transpire water to cool, but it can turn off some people.