In article , gavin wrote:
I am very new to gardening so forgive me if my question is facile. I got a
compost bin free from my local council - it's one of those large black ones
that looks a bit like a Dalek :-) I put my organic kitchen and garden waste
in there. Every time I take the lid off I am greeted by a swarm of smallish
flies (I guess they're not really "flies"). Is this normal? Would this
indicate that my compost is not well?

Yes and no, respectively :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.