tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post4823977084184105286..comments2023-03-10T21:22:12.685-08:00Comments on The Veggie Patch Re-imagined: Waste not, Want not - the story of crumbs - prt 1Ottawa Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-39579553858342507422010-12-15T05:02:12.218-08:002010-12-15T05:02:12.218-08:00I've rarely had bad fly infestations of my com...I've rarely had bad fly infestations of my compost. I always layer the brown material on top of the green. It keeps them down. Or I put new kitchen waste down a bit in the bin. I've never ever had flies in the grass clippings. Only in the kitchen waste. And I definitely go ewww and wish I had chickens to take care of it all. So I avoid it and bury the kitchen waste. Now if I could just find a way to get rid of the centipedes that freak me out. But no. I wear gloves when handling my compost because I don't want to get bit.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-15121538700905567772010-12-14T12:08:29.318-08:002010-12-14T12:08:29.318-08:00Thyme: Last year, for some reason, we didn't g...Thyme: Last year, for some reason, we didn't get as many fruit flies. Usually, by mid summer, I'm swooshing them away at the table.<br /><br />SimplyGreen: I think they weren't thrilled with the idea to begin with or they are really afraid of maggots. <br /><br />Sybil: Chickens aren't legal in urban Ottawa sadly though I love the idea and I'm sure the chickens would too.<br /><br />Meem: I've never seen them in my compost bin just on the city green bin. It's plastic and lidded so the moisture content is higher and probably the predator pressure lower. Maybe it's additions too - lots more high nitrogen stuff.Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-16107866888886253122010-12-13T19:17:57.003-08:002010-12-13T19:17:57.003-08:00I've been composting for a year now, and lucki...I've been composting for a year now, and luckily we haven't had any maggots growing in our bins. We do have a lot of flies and other bugs in there. Anyone who composts should expect bugs, how else would you get good compost?meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-17198740645571482352010-12-13T13:53:45.468-08:002010-12-13T13:53:45.468-08:00Great post! I have to add:
Chickens! Chickens! ...Great post! I have to add:<br />Chickens! Chickens! My compost is the favorite foraging spot for my chickens and they snap up every fly/maggot/insect they can find. In fact our compost "heap" is the chicken run and they love it! Backyard chickens make all of these things so much easier - they really do have a weather of "jobs" in the small homestead.<br />with a grin, Sybil @ www.usefulgardens.comCyberSybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196292588008124233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-22367613790148961972010-12-13T11:52:59.581-08:002010-12-13T11:52:59.581-08:00People are really stopping composting/green-binnin...People are really stopping composting/green-binning because of flies? Talk about rose coloured glasses... my mom had some maggots growing on hers... she just rinsed out the bin and left it open after it had been emptied. It's all part of the great circle of life! I think they're kind of cute, in a "I'm not going to touch them" kind of way. :)Laura Kaedinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728792296140053108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-73121497079968527742010-12-13T11:51:43.951-08:002010-12-13T11:51:43.951-08:00I really enjoyed reading this well-written post! W...I really enjoyed reading this well-written post! While I admit to being one of those people whose first reaction to a bug/maggot encounter is "eww," I do agree with all the points that you're making here. That said, we somehow seem to have a profusion of tiny fly infestion (both little fruit flies as well as even tinier gnat-like things) in our house due to keeping the indoor growbox, and I'm getting so tired of having to swat the little buggers all day long!thyme2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.com