http://www.everythingsgonegreen.co.uk/2007/prevent-flies-in-your-compost-bin/ Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:56:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.everythingsgonegreen.co.uk/2007/prevent-flies-in-your-compost-bin/#comment-36460 silver surfer Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:45:01 +0000 http://www.everythingsgonegreen.co.uk/2007/prevent-flies-in-your-compost-bin/#comment-36460 You say make sure there are no gaps, well, our composter was delivered by the commune (I live in France) and there are gaps on all sides. I have been using the composter for about 4 weeks and there are certainly lots of flies. Our household is small but by using the composter my other waste has been reduced by more than half so I don't want a few flies to put me off composting. I'll try the newspaper idea but we read on line so I don't collect newsprint the way I used to. You say make sure there are no gaps, well, our composter was delivered by the commune (I live in France) and there are gaps on all sides. I have been using the composter for about 4 weeks and there are certainly lots of flies. Our household is small but by using the composter my other waste has been reduced by more than half so I don’t want a few flies to put me off composting.
I’ll try the newspaper idea but we read on line so I don’t collect newsprint the way I used to.

]]> http://www.everythingsgonegreen.co.uk/2007/prevent-flies-in-your-compost-bin/#comment-19594 Gone Green Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:08:53 +0000 http://www.everythingsgonegreen.co.uk/2007/prevent-flies-in-your-compost-bin/#comment-19594 Top tip, Mike, thank you. I've also recently been preventing flies in the compost bin by burying my biodegradable waste, wrapped in old newspaper, in the centre of the compost pile and it has worked a treat. Top tip, Mike, thank you. I’ve also recently been preventing flies in the compost bin by burying my biodegradable waste, wrapped in old newspaper, in the centre of the compost pile and it has worked a treat.

]]> http://www.everythingsgonegreen.co.uk/2007/prevent-flies-in-your-compost-bin/#comment-19161 mike Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:21:22 +0000 http://www.everythingsgonegreen.co.uk/2007/prevent-flies-in-your-compost-bin/#comment-19161 Hi. I also had the problem of a million flies in my compost bin.It got so bad that you had to hold your breath while emptying the kitchen waste bucket for fear of inhaling some of the little critters. Our town(campbell river bc) has a composting demo. I asked them for help, The solution is simple ,they told me to bury each load of kitchen waste in the bin ......... it worked . I haven't seen a fly in there since i started doing this. Hi. I also had the problem of a million flies in my compost bin.It got so bad that you had to hold your breath while emptying the kitchen waste bucket for fear of inhaling some of the little critters. Our town(campbell river bc) has a composting demo. I asked them for help, The solution is simple ,they told me to bury each load of kitchen waste in the bin ……… it worked . I haven’t seen a fly in there since i started doing this.

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