Hi from cold sunny Cornwall

Hello! I've just joined this forum, the only other forum I've been a member of is the ex-batt chicken forum which was lovely. Chickies have all now passed on, but in my new interest in forming a veg plot at the end of the garden, and having spent the last month or so doing some reading, I'm thinking it would be great to have chickens again.

Anyhow, I have some seedlings on the go already because I'm very impatient. Lots more seeds on the way from ebay £1 per pack, bargain. I ache from head to toe from digging up a 30m2 nettle patch over the last two weekends - nearly there!! I plan on grass seeding it this afternoon until I'm ready to plant - digging up nettle roots nearly killed me and I still didn't get them all. The patch is now covered with about 200mm of compost from a heap where we've just been dumping leaves and grass cuttings for years.

I have a new incinerator and yesterday set up an old compost bin given to me missing the lid & door, but I found a few floor tiles in the rubble pile which should work. I've made dozens of origami newspaper pots for seeds and they're working well.

I have comfrey seeds on the way and hope to use them and nettles to make fertiliser for my first ever tomatoes in Spring. Can't wait to get going now!!!

I'm almost out of potting compost which I had lying around. There's confusing info on google - does anyone know if compost off my old pile will be ok for seed compost? I'm not fussed about weed seeds, that will be and ongoing problem anyhow. I just don't want to waste perfectly good seeds, I'm starting them off indoors rather than sowing outdoors in small newspaper pots. I wondered if anyone uses their garden compost for germination please?

Any top tips for a newbie starting out is very, very welcome I'll be enjoying reading from your experience on this forum, it looks great!