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DRW wrote:
     
I'm about to give up on my compost and start over again.  It apparently 
doesn't get enough sun, because nothing inside ever "cooks" enough to 
decompose.  The latest problem:  I went to use some last week-end, and it's 
FILLED with beetle larvae!!!  I think they're Japanese, but not sure.  I 
spent more time removing larvae than actually using the compost!
So my question:  Do I just somehow throw out all this not-quite-compost, or 
can I move my container into a sunnier location, move the stuff back into 
it, and hope the additional heat cooks those larvae??
Thanks!
DRW, Columbia, SC  (Zone 7?)
     
     
Don't kill the beetle larva! They're what makes your compost! We have them 
in our compost pile all the time, and the only thing we suffer from is 
having June bugs for 3-4 weeks a year, buzzing our house. Our lawn doesn't 
seem to suffer from them, and they haven't ever bothered my veggies. Our 
dogs love to catch them and eat them  :b  

You can, of course, remove the larva when you sift it to use it in your 
garden...

We sometimes use halfbaked compost if we take out any undecomposed rinds, 
shells, etc. I would move it to a sunny location, mix it, water it, add 
coffee grounds, and leave the beetles be.

Shawn
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
Claremont, CA  USDA9b Sunset19


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