Compost fly control (electrical)

You have it badly set up. It should be a not unpleasant smell. You put a layer of waste covered with a layer of cellulose and soil or similar. The process thus goes on under cover.

How many others are having the same problem? Take a look at what the more successful users are doing.

Cap it off every now and again with a few shovels of earth. Also look out for any entrance holes dug around the bottom rim... it could mean that you have attracted rats.

leave the top off for a while to allow "fly eating insects" access

Alex

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:25:17 +0100 someone who may be "Vortex" wrote this:-

Probably too much green material and not enough brown.

Have you put raw meat into the bin?

But only if you happen to be disturbing the bin surely? Ours is home to small flies as well but they aren't a problem, just a minor irritation when the bin is opened. Open the lid away from you then they tend not to fly at you.

If you've got rats in a compost bin it will be obvious, as they will turn and mix the contents very effectively. The fresh stuff won't stay where you left it from one day to the next.

Ummm..... no I didn't write that.

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:35:15 +0100 someone who may be Tony Williams wrote this:-

That is entirely obvious, because of the extra level of quoting.

But you quoted it. Count the >'s... in my message an you will see it is a quoted quote rather than a quote.

|Hi There, | |A few months ago we purchased a councol subsidised composter for |garden/kitchen waste. It has now reached a "steady state" where despite |having stuff put in every day the level doesn't go up at all. I assume |compost chemistry is in action.

Compost always compacts as it rots down, Keep adding stuff you will win in the end ;-)

What are you going to use this compost for, then?

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Spreading on Cadbury's chocolate.