Comments on: Vermicomposting Pancakes!

By: LARRY D.

LARRY D. — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:31:48 +0000

Here’s a little sample Barb.
When Bentley’s daughter tells them about her pancake day it goes something like this.

Gee your dad is the biggest kid out here! But why is he digging for worms,when the rest of us are on the merry- go- round? Does he keep those worms in his pockets like i do?And what kind of pancake did you say it was? I only know how to make mud pies!

Then the parents!
“You want a What inn for Christmas? Who’s Mark from Kansas?And just how am i supposed to order a cardboard pizza?Eisenia fetida? Is that even a Canadian word?How did you learn about disco?

By: Barb V.

Barb V. — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:27:55 +0000

I wonder what your daughter told her pre-school pals about helping Daddy make pancakes for his worms? And then what the pals told their parents? Like one of those games of GOSSIP … bet some funny ‘facts’ come out at the other end of a 3-yr-old’s news grapevine.

By: LARRY D.

LARRY D. — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:11:11 +0000

More like”shadow dancin”.But stayin alive is good too! That’s why they need to stay in their home!

By: Barb V.

Barb V. — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:37:03 +0000

Larry … So, will you play appropriate music? BeeGees “Stay’n Alive” or “More Than A Woman” “Cucumber Castle” “Life In A Tin Can”…disco danc’n worms.

By: LARRY D.

LARRY D. — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:41:01 +0000

Okay. I want to add this one for those of you that may be interested in an experiment.This one is if you use lighting under your bin to keep the worms in. If you noticed my flowthrough is like Mark from Kansas.But this is a test on worm light perception.
I’m building some disco balls to put under my bin,to try and test if it freaks worms out and keeps them up in their home.
Sound groovy?

By: Barb V.

Barb V. — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:11:56 +0000

Those pics of your darling little girl took me down memory lane [Mother of 4, grandmother of 4, Montessori teacher of many] IMHO, encouraging a sense of spontaneous enjoyment in the natural world, is the essence of healthy intellectual growth.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:49:19 +0000

Your making a difference in her life. It’s amazing how many kids grow up in families with no connectivity to the natural life cycles.

By: John Duffy

John Duffy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:24:46 +0000

Ah Bentley…Enjoy that little girl everyday. They grow up waaaay too fast! If she’s still intrigued with the worms by the time she turns 16, you can really count your blessings. My baby girl turns 26 tomorrow and still has no problems handling worms. I really miss my kids being little. But, Grandkids are even MORE fun! My grand daughter is 3 and is quite inquisitive about the worms.She stretches them out as if playing the accordian. She’s a great little bait runner when we go fishing
Hope all you worm friends have a great weekend!

By: LARRY D.

LARRY D. — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:23:24 +0000

Bentley,she looked like she had as much fun as you did.She was probably trying to figure out why we call them pizza’s and pancakes but they look like hamburger patties.

So far,i have an interesting update.The left side of the pizza is either sinking down,or they are piling up bedding because they can’t get past the single sheet of newspaper underneath.And they are trying to reach the “good stuff”! But i do have a flowthrough type system, so worm activity can sometimes do neat stuff.

Also i saw a post about using a paint mixer on a drill,It may break up the paper so more people can try it. I may have to try your pancakes and see if the worms can make a stack of them lean!
🙂

By: Kim from Milwaukee

Kim from Milwaukee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:52:19 +0000

Look at your girl getting her hands in that mess!!!! You should be so proud! Here’s to hoping she’ll continue the wormie tradition in the Christie family, eh?? 😉