lots are very close to one another in TV, I'd pass on the compost pile unless you had no one directly behind you or had a home with a walled in yard (the barrel would be my choice...but given the size of the lots that might be overkill)
If my village had been a pasture in the past, the rich top soil was taken away prior to construction...and a very sandy soil was left in place...just enough loam to satisfy whatever this type of grass they use down here needs (which isn't much) I amended a very small garden plot in the rear right next to the house with peat moss and black cow but it seemed to leach away pretty quickly. I do add pulverized dried egg shells and coffee grounds to the soil... soil seems to be good for basil and pineapple plants and the critters leave them alone...most everything else I planted there the critters ate (net or no net)
Have had great success with tomatoes in large pots (however as the fruit comes in you do need to put a net around them or the critters and birds will spoil the fruit... arugula and lettuce grows quickly in pots, had some luck with peppers in pots, many herbs do well...as does pineapple (if in a southern exposure)
bugs seem to attack the parsley, so I don't plant that outside anymore....for some reason I haven't had any success with thyme down here
good luck and happy gardening
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