There ain't one....well kinda...

Put down a weed barrier of black plastic shade cloth. Take all the organic kitchen waste, dog shit, and all the weeds out of the garden, fallen leaves from the Avacado trees and dump them in a big pile, and cover it all with dirt. Cover that with breatheable black shade cloth. Forget about them for a year. Ta Da! Compost.

The only reason I was using compost for my starts is I didn't want to buy dirt. I'm lazy and cheap. I was using old rubbish soil from my long season holes, and I needed something with some fresh nutrients to add.

I usually save the compost for long season. I consider it very valuable and a bitch to make....so you don't want to waste it on short season.

Worm castings are great for plants. If it works...big if... you have no need for compost...but let's get real.

There's a logical progression here. No offense, but you have much to learn grasshopper.

You're just starting to play with the herb. Make a bunch of seeds. Focus on the plant. You have yet to see cutworms, snails, slugs, rats, and birds. Also lets not forget Bud rot, and White Powder mold. Add that to Females, Males and lets not forget the dreaded hermie. Top it off with all the Oahu Rip-offs, and you have a hard road ahead.

This year write off as a learning experience. Expect nothing. Get the basics down. Shit, for $30.00 you can buy just what your plant needs. And your plants will grow as well as mine...maybe better. Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day.

When pops says "Sure, you can tear up the lawn to put your plants in" THEN you want to look into composting and a worm bin. If your looking at a small scale grow, compost and a worm bin is redundant. You don't need them. And believe me, it isn't worth the effort. Not yet at least.