comfrey mix with maggots

[davefromthechipie]

Hi I have a mix of comfrey/nettle mix in a water butt , Before i go on this is excellent/matured feed and have been using this year on my strews/broc's/kale . I noticed last month maggots in it ! floating on the top of the water in clustered balls .Still i decided to keep using it a the taps on the bottem and the maggots are at the top .( I expect maggots in composs but then i use that well before i sow at the begining of the year , yet will use this com mix and keep adding to it to feed this years crop)
Do you this i should get rid of it or keep using ?
Im not growing carrots /cabbage /swede/garlic this year on this plot.
ps
The maggets arnt small like carrot ones look more like you would get on rotten meat

[rustylady]

Could be mosquito larvae or something similar. Do you keep a lid on the butt? If you are drawing the feed from a tap you shouldn't have any problems, and if they do get onto the land the birds will probably enjoy them as a feed.

[davefromthechipie]

Could be mosquito larvae or something similar. Do you keep a lid on the butt? If you are drawing the feed from a tap you shouldn't have any problems, and if they do get onto the land the birds will probably enjoy them as a feed.

They are alot bigger then mosq larvae , the lids on but has holes in it to let a small amount of water in . true about the birds . I did think the same but its been in the back of mind this month . As i did have a big problems last year with carrot fly . . Thanks for the reply i will keep adding to mix and using it for the time being