[Red_Devil 232]

This is a great time to start a compost pile. I used up the pile I started last year this spring in my garden and started a new pile the next day.

Maybe tubebender will will re-post the photos of his compost piles. Your approach sounds just like what tube has been doing forever.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Thank you for your reply. Hopefully tubebender will resolve his photo uploading dilemma (I have used a free account on Photobucket since 2006 with no space problems). If my setup sounds okay, what about sun exposure? Full sun, part shade ... I have all kinds of choices for location, and I'd like to choose the best conditions. Is bare ground or grass okay, or should I put down some landscape fabric on the ground inside my walls?

If anyone has a website or book recommendation that would guide me through the first few steps, I'd appreciate the info. I feel like a overwhelmed lost puppy with regard to this project, but I'm probably making it harder than it should be (which is my standard MO).

I'm headed back out to the garden for as long as I can stand the heat. Wow, it is muggy today! Got 24 little tomato plants set out this morning, and I need to do a little work on tying the more mature tomatoes to their stakes. Gee, I love garden velcro rolls!