"Easynews" wrote in message
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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