I never knew these creatures were so useful in the garden! I find it fascinating that there are species which in their adult stage no longer feed. Completely bonkers! That macro photograph you took is breathtaking. Phenomenal! Oh, and that porn shoot ;) ow ow! Lol!
These little critters are indeed fascinating and I believe there are other creatures which potential benefits are to be discovered (before we kill them all...).
They are more and more popular and companies are set up specifically for them. They have so many potential uses to help us and the Earth, I forgot to mention that the black pupae have a skin that is full of chitin that can be used for medical purposes such as the use of chitosan for wounds and burns
As for my place, I have not done any permaculture thing yet, or have done it without knowing it lol. I need to start doing as my backyard is not stable, it might look good now and bad in another season.
I wonder, the soil that is left once the soldier flies have gone, how fertile is that? compared with regular 'rotten leaves / worm digestion compost'?
I mean would it be an option to use soldier flies as a kind of turbo compost machine?
I’d say the frass left by the BSFL is too high in ammonia depending on how you manage your bin. I would not use directly with plants if you feed the BSFL kitchen scraps and it’s wet and muddy. I usually collect the frass, mix it with shredded cardboard, leave the mix for a day or two and give it to the compost worms.
If you manage a BSFL compost bin well and keep it dry so that the frass is just moist and crumbly then it might be fine to use it directly as a soil amendment.
That including cardboard and worms still seems to be much faster then 'normal composting' I was just wondering how effective this is to speed up composting of kitchen scraps. Where reducing storage space could be an important topic.
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I never knew these creatures were so useful in the garden! I find it fascinating that there are species which in their adult stage no longer feed. Completely bonkers! That macro photograph you took is breathtaking. Phenomenal! Oh, and that porn shoot ;) ow ow! Lol!
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These little critters are indeed fascinating and I believe there are other creatures which potential benefits are to be discovered (before we kill them all...).
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Wow man... I had no idea about these guys. Are you doing full-blown permie work at your place? It would be great to come see it.
They are more and more popular and companies are set up specifically for them. They have so many potential uses to help us and the Earth, I forgot to mention that the black pupae have a skin that is full of chitin that can be used for medical purposes such as the use of chitosan for wounds and burns
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As for my place, I have not done any permaculture thing yet, or have done it without knowing it lol. I need to start doing as my backyard is not stable, it might look good now and bad in another season.
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I wonder, the soil that is left once the soldier flies have gone, how fertile is that? compared with regular 'rotten leaves / worm digestion compost'?
I mean would it be an option to use soldier flies as a kind of turbo compost machine?
I’d say the frass left by the BSFL is too high in ammonia depending on how you manage your bin. I would not use directly with plants if you feed the BSFL kitchen scraps and it’s wet and muddy. I usually collect the frass, mix it with shredded cardboard, leave the mix for a day or two and give it to the compost worms.
If you manage a BSFL compost bin well and keep it dry so that the frass is just moist and crumbly then it might be fine to use it directly as a soil amendment.
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That including cardboard and worms still seems to be much faster then 'normal composting' I was just wondering how effective this is to speed up composting of kitchen scraps. Where reducing storage space could be an important topic.
Yes going with BSFL first will definitely speed up the composting process.
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