Follow the "Best Management Practices for Pruning
Landscape Trees, Shrubs and Ground Covers" published
by the University of Tennessee Extension office.
1. Construct a bin for your
compost.
2. Fill your bin with a balanced
mixture
3. Layer or mix the different materials in your
bin so that they come into contact with one another and
so that you avoid any large clumps.
4. Turn your pile regularly, once
every week or two.
5. Decide whether to add slow
rotting items such as tough
branches, twigs and hedge clippings; wood ash; wood
shavings and wood pruning.
6. Know what not to compost.
7. Harvest your compost.
There are many excellent resources on the internet. The
steps above came from http://www.wikihow.com/Compost
Also check out a resource written by Andrew Scott of WellGardening.com called "The Science of Composting."
Some of the most frequently grown and productive
vegetables are commonly set into the garden as
transplants. These include tomatoes, peppers, eggplant,
head lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and brussels
sprouts. Other vegetables that are some times set as trans
plants include kohlrabi, cantaloupe, watermelon, summer
squash, okra and cucumbers.
Read more from a detailed PDF file from
Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange.