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Originally Posted by Milesy
I have only ever tried to grow coriander before and although it started to grow - lots of wee flies were coming out of the compost. I have now recently been told that you need to sterilise compost for indoor use?
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Hmmmm,
Lots of little black flies?? I've had that problem with house plants myself. I've found the best thing to do is use a soil based insecticide that kills the eggs. If you are using shop-bought compost it should be free of these annoying little beasts (that i've heard referred to as fungus gnats), they tend to lay eggs in the compost after potting up. This combined with some flypaper hung up close to the pots should clear the problem up (worked for me). Hope i've helped.