Hi, don't know anything about gardening but have been growing some tomatoes
and am just sticking them into larger pots, have some compost in a bag but
not enough but got a composter last year which I thought I'd top them up
with - but it's full of woodlice, is this okay, or will they damage the
plants? the stuff I'm digging out is full of them, TIA

"sam" wrote in message
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Hi, don't know anything about gardening but have been growing some
tomatoes and am just sticking them into larger pots, have some compost in
a bag but not enough but got a composter last year which I thought I'd top
them up with - but it's full of woodlice, is this okay, or will they
damage the plants? the stuff I'm digging out is full of them, TIA

Woodlice generally eat dead leaves and plant material in the soil, shouldn't
do any harm but an easy way to get rid of them is to spread out the compost
and leave it dry out / get warmed by the sun. The woodlice will depart.
Paul D.

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"Easynews" writes:
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| Woodlice generally eat dead leaves and plant material in the soil, shouldn't
| do any harm but an easy way to get rid of them is to spread out the compost
| and leave it dry out / get warmed by the sun. The woodlice will depart.

Yup. I have lots :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Easynews" writes:
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| Woodlice generally eat dead leaves and plant material in the soil,
shouldn't
| do any harm but an easy way to get rid of them is to spread out the
compost
| and leave it dry out / get warmed by the sun. The woodlice will depart.

Yup. I have lots :-)

I don't have enough for my hens :-(

Mary


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Woodlice generally eat dead leaves and plant material in the soil,
shouldn't do any harm but an easy way to get rid of them is to spread out
the compost and leave it dry out / get warmed by the sun. The woodlice
will depart.
Paul D.

Thanks

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"sam" wrote in message
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Hi, don't know anything about gardening but have been growing some
tomatoes and am just sticking them into larger pots, have some compost
in
a bag but not enough but got a composter last year which I thought I'd
top
them up with - but it's full of woodlice, is this okay, or will they
damage the plants? the stuff I'm digging out is full of them, TIA

Woodlice generally eat dead leaves and plant material in the soil,
shouldn't
do any harm but an easy way to get rid of them is to spread out the
compost
and leave it dry out / get warmed by the sun. The woodlice will depart.
Paul D.

and they (along with other beetles) also apparently help move beneficial
bacteria around compost piles. Very beneficial around compost.

rob

In article ,
"George.com" writes:
|
| Woodlice generally eat dead leaves and plant material in the soil,
| shouldn't
| do any harm but an easy way to get rid of them is to spread out the
| compost
| and leave it dry out / get warmed by the sun. The woodlice will depart.
| Paul D.
|
| and they (along with other beetles) also apparently help move beneficial
| bacteria around compost piles. Very beneficial around compost.

Obligatory pedantry: they aren't beetles; they aren't even insects in
the modern sense; they are crustaceans.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"George.com" writes:
|
| Woodlice generally eat dead leaves and plant material in the soil,
| shouldn't
| do any harm but an easy way to get rid of them is to spread out the
| compost
| and leave it dry out / get warmed by the sun. The woodlice will
depart.
| Paul D.
|
| and they (along with other beetles) also apparently help move
beneficial
| bacteria around compost piles. Very beneficial around compost.

Obligatory pedantry: they aren't beetles; they aren't even insects in
the modern sense; they are crustaceans.

thank you for your pedantic correction of my honest naivety. I was actually
searching for the term arthropods.

rob

"George.com" wrote in message
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"George.com" writes:
|
| Woodlice generally eat dead leaves and plant material in the soil,
| shouldn't
| do any harm but an easy way to get rid of them is to spread out the
| compost
| and leave it dry out / get warmed by the sun. The woodlice will
depart.
| Paul D.
|
| and they (along with other beetles) also apparently help move
beneficial
| bacteria around compost piles. Very beneficial around compost.

Obligatory pedantry: they aren't beetles; they aren't even insects in
the modern sense; they are crustaceans.

thank you for your pedantic correction of my honest naivety. I was
actually
searching for the term arthropods.

Good man; let us know when you find it.

Des



rob

In article , Des Higgins
writes
Good man; let us know when you find it.

I think its down the back of the sofa, along with India

--
regards andyw