Potting Compost

[Oleanda]

I have half a bag of potting compost in my shed, left over from last year. I just opened it to do a bit of re-potting and it is swarming with hundreds of tiny flies. Would you use it?

[woofgang]

yes, tip it out of the bag into buckets or something to get rid of the flies and make it nicer to handle then use it. I probably wouldn’t use it for indoor plants though

[Oleanda]

Thank you, woofgang, it is now in the wheelbarrow at the bottom of the garden. I'm hoping the cold overnight temp will have killed them off.