RE: Please, Say It Isn't So!!

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If the holes are big enough for them to get in, they'll get in - and as long as the compost stays moist, they'll lay eggs in it. Does it hard freeze where you are? If so they should die off in the winter. My bucket compost has the teeniest, tiniest holes from my drill, so the bug issues don't get really bad but those itty bitty gnats still hang out around all the holes and sneak in here and there when I open it up during the summer. They're all gone now, though - but Denver weather. Maybe you could put screen on the air holes?



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Unfortunately it does not freeze here. A screen does sound good. But I wonder if I should start over and throw this bunch away? It is pretty crazy.

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If you have a spot where you could just chuck it open onto the ground to break down on its own and you don't have to worry about mice or anything, I used to do that in my parents' yard and to this day that spot is like the lush green jungle compared to the rest of their backyard which is dried out and patchy. LOL

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