tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500768302850982119.post6185708825188704819..comments2023-06-01T07:33:09.547-07:00Comments on bokashislope: The Balcony BosqueD. S. Foxxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144985414030666622noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500768302850982119.post-54575269780750541252009-04-21T14:39:00.000-07:002009-04-21T14:39:00.000-07:00Normal? Yep. A good thing? Depends on your poin...Normal? Yep. A good thing? Depends on your point of view. Insect larvae will speed the decomposition of whatever's in your planter, but they convert some of those nutrients into bugs, rather than compost. <br /><br />I consider fly larvae a sign my planter's gone too damp; a heavy barely-damp soil layer on the top of my buckets keeps fruitflies and other such away, while seating planters on earth or leaf piles encourages sow bugs and earthworms. But a wetter planter attracts BSFL almost as well as an open bait-container without as much risk of off-odors, so I've been known to wet one down on purpose now and then.<br /><br />If you're planning to use your compost indoors, flies are probably not something you want to encourage. (They lay eggs, you see...) Try increasing the soil layer, and be sure it is dirt you're using, rather than a soil-less potting mix.<br /><br />DSFD. S. Foxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144985414030666622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500768302850982119.post-3145290703630703442009-04-21T10:50:00.000-07:002009-04-21T10:50:00.000-07:00Hi there! I got so behind on my own blog I didn't...Hi there! I got so behind on my own blog I didn't realize you had found my link to your page and left a comment :)<br /><br />http://blogkashi.blogspot.com/2009/01/bokashi-slope.html<br /><br />I liked your experiment involving the different surfaces. My own planter does have holes on the bottom and is on dirt. I'm only on my second batch, and both batches have taken much longer than 4 weeks. I've also noticed lots of small, white larvae this time, whereas there were none last time. Is this normal?JMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386824205828530946noreply@blogger.com