compost

[Annadl]

I took some compost out of my compost tumbler to see if I could have a subset in a black grow bag while I was adding more scraps for the tumbler.  It was fairly broken down & thought I'd see how it would go.

I put a 'lid' on the growbag to keep it waterproof and went to check it today.  It has been in for a month now.  When I opened it up there was a load of little black beetles happily sitting in the top.

This must be so basic but I don't know if I can still turn this 'subset' compost with the beetles in it.  I didn't think beetles were a bad thing but I don't know if they are lawn beetles from the lawn clippings (that had been composting for a couple of months).

I don't want to create a breeding ground for them.

It's just in the interim until I get my second compost bin going.  (I don't have enough space in my back yard).

Any advice?

Many Thanks
Anna

[Annadl]

[Robert_Brenchley]

Just don't worry about the beetles! It's not possible to say what they are on so little info, but it's highly unlikely that thay're going to be a pest.