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Re: How can i get rid of fruit flies in my compost bin by Colleen P (7 days ago)
I lifted my lid and got a swarm of the little buggers which in turn flew up my nose, ugh, but if the...slugs by anon (22-Jul 23:19)
My compost bin - one of those big plastic things - is full of green coloured slugs that seem to be f...Re: Re: How can i get rid of by Andy (19-Jul 13:19)
I just take a can of Raid with me and give the bin a spray. It seems to get rid of the blighters for...How wet should it be? by Dori (15-Jul 18:50)
We also have a similar problem with fruit flies in our compost and were wondering how wet to keep th...Re: How can i get rid of by xxx (08-Jul 23:28)
mine have all died down. There is still a small cloud when I open the lid, but they are not everywhe...Re: How can i get rid of fruit flies in my compost bin by Annie (07-Jul 20:27)
Although my compost bin is at the end of the garden I still have the small flies in my house, I can'...Re: How can i get rid of fruit flies in my compost bin by joe (30-Jun 20:31)
your compost bin is to wet add paperRe: How can i get rid of by crgritchie (25-Jun 17:20)
"Place a layer of cardboard or newspaper over each new deposit of compost." By this are you referrin...Re: still not rotting down by pete (25-Apr 20:28)
Thought I'd follow this up. Things have moved on. I started to use my second compost bin to leave a ...still not rotting down by pete (17-Mar 15:42)
Been composting the kitchen waste for a year and it seems to be taking ages to rot down properly. Wa...
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