Bitter Tales - A Worm Composting Horror Story

http://www.bittertonic.com Worm composter Cathy Parsons tells Bitter Tonic's Irene Duma the horror story about her first worm composting venture. Cathy was a volunteer driver at the 2007 St. John's International Women's Film Festival. Irene Duma was SJIWFF Official Blogger.

No worms, pedestrians or vehicles were harmed in the telling of this story.

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[bitteri]

haha - and talking worm composting too, I bet!

[sly2kusa]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That sucks, but why don't you share some of your video successes with the "3rd" best compost known to man! :-)

[BillyBones139]

Hilarious!

[nhatt6]

Amazing

[skitforbrains]

eel compost? you must be mad

[crazyaboutcompost]

I had this same thing happen to me, too... I just drilled more air holes and had them directly under a bright light for a few days. After that, no problems!

[Armornone]

@IdahoViewing

I do not spend hours turning my compost heap. I have an eco-composter which is a big space ship looking ball like the death star in startwars. I just kicked it once in a while it rolls by itself.

There are tons of air spires that are like long thick tubes all over the insides allowing the stuff to break up and inject air at the core. Its a great design and works fast.

P.S. No manure in my compost, only the best scraps for my garden!

[IdahoViewing]

@Armornone You go ahead and spend hours a week turning your "traditional" compost heap. I will sit back in my chair and let the ORIGINAL composters do the turning for me. Do you add mammal manure to your compost?

[kalkaline]

@Armornone you are talking out your backside. The worms will naturally aerate the bin, preventing anaerobic smells, so there is no turning of the compost required. It's less work because you only have to sift it when the worms are done with it. If you are using a flow through, it's even less work because it self harvests the castings, so you don't even have to touch the worms. Your recommendation to stay away from vermicompost and to compost traditionally is founded only in opinion.

[Armornone]

@kalkaline If you dump compost on your garden the worms will naturally it anyway, so why the need to deal with live worms living in your kitchen? Your method requires you to have to shift around in a literally a pile of worms and shit to get worthwhile material for the garden. It is not necessary, I would recommend that people do regular composting and stay away from the entire worm thing. Where am I talking from?

[kalkaline]

@Armornone I have come to the conclusion that you are speaking not from your mouth, but rather from just below your midsection. Who is talking about government regulation, environmentalism, and taking a BM in the compost pile? You are simply ignoring the scientific data that has been presented numerous times in repeatable trials, and instead you are spewing garbage on these boards. Vermicompost is environmentally friendly, but also produces better results in your garden.