http://newgreenerfamily.com/gnats-in-the-compost/ greening my family one day at a time Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:29:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://newgreenerfamily.com/gnats-in-the-compost/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Tara @ Go Green St. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:10:28 +0000 http://newgreenerfamily.com/?p=171#comment-252 Let me share with you what I do.... I put all scraps into a bag I keep in the freezer! Every few days I put it outside into a compost pile. Before it has a chance to thaw or get stinky or attract bugs it is gone from the house! Let me share with you what I do…. I put all scraps into a bag I keep in the freezer! Every few days I put it outside into a compost pile. Before it has a chance to thaw or get stinky or attract bugs it is gone from the house!

]]> http://newgreenerfamily.com/gnats-in-the-compost/comment-page-1/#comment-218 pat Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:43:44 +0000 http://newgreenerfamily.com/?p=171#comment-218 I went through a similar scenario, trade in the open bowl for something with a lid on it. I went to our local second hand store and for $1.50 got an old closed top ice bucket. It has a plastic liner in it and a handle you can carry like a pail. Best of all it has a snug lid. Then I sprayed the whole kitchen area in lysol spray-result is no more gnats. Good luck! I went through a similar scenario, trade in the open bowl for something with a lid on it. I went to our local second hand store and for $1.50 got an old closed top ice bucket. It has a plastic liner in it and a handle you can carry like a pail. Best of all it has a snug lid. Then I sprayed the whole kitchen area in lysol spray-result is no more gnats. Good luck!

]]> http://newgreenerfamily.com/gnats-in-the-compost/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Shannon Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:39:41 +0000 http://newgreenerfamily.com/?p=171#comment-158 Wish I did. I had the same problem and for the moment, until I find a better solution, I have stopped saving food scraps in the kitchen. I think that a larger covered container right outside the back door would probably work, but we're in the middle of construction right now, so that's hard to implement at the moment. I can tell you that if you cover the jar with a plate instead of a cloth, that will help a lot. But it really has to go out every 24 hours. My (wanna be) compost pile is pretty far from the kitchen too, so I'm with you on not being able to troop out there 6 times a day....I'm interested to see if anyone has a good solution for you... Wish I did. I had the same problem and for the moment, until I find a better solution, I have stopped saving food scraps in the kitchen. I think that a larger covered container right outside the back door would probably work, but we’re in the middle of construction right now, so that’s hard to implement at the moment. I can tell you that if you cover the jar with a plate instead of a cloth, that will help a lot. But it really has to go out every 24 hours. My (wanna be) compost pile is pretty far from the kitchen too, so I’m with you on not being able to troop out there 6 times a day….I’m interested to see if anyone has a good solution for you…

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