On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 2:29:55 AM UTC-4, compo77 wrote:
Hello Garden banter forum,

As you guys can see from the title I am looking into getting some edible
organic fruits and vegs on the go. I'm not much of a gardener and this
will be my first attempt so I thought it was best to find some
information before jumping into the compost.

I have read online that the best compost is your own compost made out of
dead leaves, twigs and veg peels. So it makes sense if my first step was
to make some compost but how do you go about doing it?? I understand so
far the above and that you have to mix it with soil and water then leave
it for a few moths, before you know it you have compost. There must be
more to it than this?? any help would be greatly appreciated.

So, once I have my compost, what would be the best veggies to grow in
September in England? It will be getting rather cold so they will have
to be winter veggies?. Even know it's not really a veg I thought that
potatoes seem to be an easy start? but really I want things like
tomatoes, eggplant, chilies and things like this.

Really looking forward to speaking with you guys and getting my small
organic garden started! All help really appreciated.

Thanks




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compo77

We're about 95% organic. We use a little chemical fertilizer to get things going and I spray the orchard with insecticide and fungicide, but we rely mostly on compost for the gardens. Here's a link to a picture of the compost bin system I built several years ago;

http://s1346.photobucket.com/user/pa...tml?sort=3&o=0

I sunk eight 8-foot fence posts to make three bins four feet across and eight feet deep. A ring of 2x4's around the top stabilized the whole thing, then I put woven wire fencing around the sides and back. The front doors are 18 inches high.

Currently, we're using compost from the right bin and putting weeds in the center bin. Next year, we'll start using compost from the middle bin while putting the weeds in the left bin. And so on, rotating the bins.

Paul