It's not fun, but it is important.
Some gardeners have their plots tilled at the start of the season. You don't have to weed as much that way, and it loosens up the soil.
But I prefer to do my own tilling. Reason being I have a couple asparagus plants that come back each year, and scallions that grown through the winter and I don't want them disturbed by tilling.
So after pulling all the weeds, and then adding some cow manure, hummus and organic compost soil to my plot, I manually till with a hoe.
After that it's time to plant. Over the years I've learned some plants are better to plant as seedlings... like peppers and tomatoes. While others I prefer to sow as seeds... like beans and carrots.
Final step is to water well. Here's my plot at the end of week 1.