I've got a compost pile that has a nasty population of fruit flies. Probably started because I left veggie waste in the open for too long before adding it to the bin and dressing it.
Is there easy way to keep them from reproducing? Maybe a garden-safe additive I can put on the pile? The bin is outdoors and well away from my house, so they're not a real problem, but they make turning the pile a serious annoyance.
Not sure how often they get emptied, but based on how much we fill them in one day, it's gotta be at least once a month, maybe twice.
We definitely don't have people just coming by to buy it, because these are 3 huge dumpsters that are locked up every time we use them, and I doubt anyone who has use for compost is driving up to the suburbs just to buy it off us. More likely we just have a distributor come by regularly or whenever it's full, and they probably resell it to manufacturers or farmers.
Thanks for the input. I'm realizing that the bin is probably a little too large for the amount of waste I generate, which makes keeping it covered a little more difficult.
Out of curiosity, how often do those bins get emptied? Regularly, or just when people come to buy some?