The compost is rotting nicely - BUT!

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Mash Mad

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The compost is rotting nicely - BUT!
« on: August 23, 2010, 10:27 »
Every time i open that round green lid a swarm of little flying nats fly in my face >:( 
Theres thousands of them.

I dont know weather there a good thing or bad. i assume there doing the compost a load of good but how can i make them go away as there a real pain.  :(

Should i just put up with it and let em be, or is there somthing i can do.

thanks green finger     

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aelf

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Re: The compost is rotting nicely - BUT!
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2010, 10:31 »
you could do away with the lid and lay a plastic sheet on the surface of the compost. That should stop the flies.
There's more comfrey here than you can shake a stick at!

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Re: The compost is rotting nicely - BUT!
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2010, 10:34 »
They are part of the compost production team but if you leave the lid off most will disappear .

Learn to hold your breath before taking the lid off. :)

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Re: The compost is rotting nicely - BUT!
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2010, 10:38 »
Yeah and put swimming gogs on  :lol:

The plastic sheet idea sounds good but i think id want some to stay as they help with the rotting. 

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Re: The compost is rotting nicely - BUT!
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2010, 17:16 »

Should i just put up with it and let em be, or is there somthing i can do.

thanks green finger     

Let them be.  They are helping to compost the compost as it were:)  Then again, there is the guy who complained about having worms in his daleks......................They should have been in the soil of the plot........................
No, that carrot is a worm mum.................


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