Comments on: How much mulch do you need? http://www.compostguide.com All about home composting Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:11:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sharon http://www.compostguide.com/how-much-mulch-do-you-need/comment-page-1/#comment-15 sharon Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:52:57 +0000 http://www.compostguide.com/?page_id=23#comment-15 how do you keep the fruit flies, slugs and gnats down around your compost bin. I open the lid and get hit with them in the face all the time. Thank you Sharon -------------- It's primarily fruit and kitchen scraps that attract gnats and fruit flies. The best way to handle is is to bury your kitchen scraps deeper into the bin when you add them, rather than just dumping them on top. Other than the inconvenience of dealing with them, they don't hurt the compost in any way. how do you keep the fruit flies, slugs and gnats down around your compost bin. I open the lid and get hit with them in the face all the time.

Thank you Sharon

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It’s primarily fruit and kitchen scraps that attract gnats and fruit flies. The best way to handle is is to bury your kitchen scraps deeper into the bin when you add them, rather than just dumping them on top. Other than the inconvenience of dealing with them, they don’t hurt the compost in any way.

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