Hi Terri and welcome to the forum!
I'm not a fan of landscape fabric so the first thing I would do is pull them all out. Then try to dig up the soil that's there. If you can loosen it up 6" deep or more, it's probably enough to sow some seeds.

What are you thinking of planting? Is it a sunny area or a shady one? Knowing that might help us give you better answers.

Kate

I know this thread is sort of old...but I would put down some peat, vermiculite to loosen the soil and hold moisture and compost. you can hoe it in with the soil or just pile it all mixed on top.

:( For some reason the responses didn't come to my email like I thought they would.

Solstice: the area does not get sun until afternoon and then has direct light until dusk (it faces due West in front of my house).
Sharbear: What is Peat? What is vermiculite? Where can i find them the cheapest?
I have some Potting Soil onhand - will that work for anything?

Perhaps this wkend I will pull up the landscape fabric/plastic. I need to burn some extra calories and gardening seems liek a good way to do so. :)

Thanks!!

Terri

Hi Terri, Peat moss and vermiculite can be purchased at any garden center. I have had trouble finding vermiculite, lowes had small bags, home depot had none. The best thing you can do is add some compost to the area and hoe it in, plant the seeds and when they grow, use mulch. As far a potting soil, I am not sure, that usually has perlite in it, not vermiculite.