Preperation for 2012 Sunlight Grow?

I want to go around and prep my holes right about now for next season.
I have no idea where to begin, it will be my first outdoor.
I wanted to get a headstart and get everything ready for next year though.

Basically, I need some salty old outdoor growers to tell me from the basics on up.
I've lightly researched the topic plenty, but I know I've read about people who dig pits with sticks and stuff like that to ward off critters like deer.

And there's the security thing from the beginning.
What do I do?

Sorry for the foolish questions..

And the strain would most likely be an 8 week Lemon Skunk I have right now.

dont dig any pits with sticks, you dont want to risk inuring a human, or even an innocent deer for that matter.

Right now you could start mixing up soil, look up Subcool's super soil in the organics subforum.

you can also start digging holes for next year. some people say 3x3 some say 4x4, 4x3 3x4 whatever. basically the bigger the hole the bigger the plant will be, however a big hole will require alot of soil to fill it.

i dug mine 4 feet wide by about 3 feet deep, and my girls are over ten feet tall

if you want to start some animal prevention you could start spreading soap shavings, moth balls, pissing in the area, going for a walk in the area on a regular basis and being loud to make your presence know to all the critters of the forest

Should I just fence them?
I don't really have the cash for super soil, but I can compost some tomato bushes, sunflower stalks, and whatever vegetables I have yet to harvest.
Is this a good or bad idea? I've also never composted. It's my first summer gardening.

I'd probably dig 3x3 or 2x2.
Not going for a giant tree.

Oh and I live in the PNW.

yeah some good quality organic compost will do great, just gotta make sure you mix up your pile and everything to keep it decomposing right

you can also buy blood meal and bone meal at almost any store with a garden section, along with dolomite lime for pH

you can also find worm castings for cheap, they are great to add to soil

I'd like to emphasize the preperation during the fall season, since that's literally now.
What should I be doing right now? I obviously wouldn't have compost until too late this year unless I obtained some.

So Blood Meal, Bone mean, Worm Castings.
Are these all seperate functions?

I would also introduce a large stock of earthworms to the area, for aeration.

Probably like a cup or two of live fishing bait worms.
Nothing wrong with that is there? Other than the possible foreign parasite or something.