Gnats in my compost

[desertgirl]

Hi! I have gnats in my compost (in a tumbling,sealed composter). It seems very wet, so I just dumped a bunch of chickenpoo/straw in.

That should help, yes?

 

[wifezilla]

Possibly. I have been fighting fungus gnats forever!!!

 

[desertgirl]

Hmmmm. What have you tried?

 

[wifezilla]

Cinnamon is supposed to kill the fungus they live on. Cloves also. Tea dilluted in water. You have to keep reapplying. You forget and they come back!!!

 

[patandchickens]

It's not clear to me that fungus gnats in your compost are really a problem, other than being suggestive that your compost may be a bit on the wet side.

I would not personally worry about them, unless this compost is destined to be used unsterilized for indoor containers or something like that.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[desertgirl]

I am not too worried about them, but as you said I think they are indicative of a less than optimal composting situation going on back there.

They seem to be much less present after I added some more brown stuff. I'll keep an eye on it.