Can that container drain from the bottom? That looks very wet. Needs browns, drainage and/or airflow
DudeInTheGarden
Dude. Seriously. I’m trying to eat my lunch here. Yuk
rjewell40
Wow. Those larvae are feasting
IPoundTwinks
Brother is this your poo poo
thehobbit21
I can smell this picture.
MistressLyda
You will make a lucky chicken very happy one day.
socalquestioner
Damn, get yourself some chickens and browns my man!
Weird-Grocery6931
You making chicken feed?
frog-and-cranberries
The reason they’re all up on the sides is because they’re fleeing from drowning. I’d throw some absorbent browns (saw dust, wood chips, paper or cardboard shreds) in immediately, mix it up, then drill some drainage holes.
Content-Fan3984
It’s way too wet in there so they’ve all come to the surface. Do what everyone said and throw some shredded cardboard in there, paper will work too, or even dried grass
winoforever_slurp_
What is this unholy soup? I can’t imagine the smell! You could take half of the moisture out of this and it would still be too wet. Holy shit
SeesawPrize5450
Too wet like other people said add some browns and drain ! Maybe let it air out for a couple days if you dont have any rain in forecast
carrefour28
bro it looks like a swamp, start adding cardboard on top of the compost, don’t even need to shred it
hagbard2323
Chuck in a bunch of sawdust to deal with the moisture, dust the sides so none of those suckers can leave and then bury them in 2-3 inches of sawdust.
LA2IA
What are they?
ForTheLoveOfBugs
Curious about people’s opinions about BSFL composting, since the subject of browns came up. A few years ago when I started composting all my meat, dairy, oils, etc. with BSFL, the general consensus was “you don’t need browns because the BSFL don’t eat browns like compost worms do.” Obviously, after several tries (with drainage holes), I just ended up with OP’s smelly poo soup. I actually started as part of my master’s thesis, so I had to do some research, and there wasn’t really much research on the subject, mostly just anecdotal stuff from hobbyists and one paper hypothesizing about large scale industrial BSFL composting. Honestly, even after I started adding a ton of browns, they just got soggy, clogged the drainage holes, and I ended up with soup anyway.
Does anyone specifically compost with BSFL and have a solution for this?
Illustrious-Taro-449
A chickens wet dream
CommonNobody80083
That my first time ever saying this but.. i think it needs less piss!
the_chickenist
Beauty is in the eye of the composter.
JayEll1969
Your army is drowning.
I never thought that I’d say this in this sub reddit.
# STOP PEEING IN IT.
It looks like there is way too much moisture and ho way for it to escape – have you got holes in the bottom of it it? If so how big are they – they could be clogged up.
Make a couple of largish holes down the bottom. Add in a fair amount of wood shavings, saw dust, shredded cardboard, or straw to soak up all that moisture.
Connvet
Wayyyyyyy to wet
VroomVroomTweetTweet
Did you try peeing on it?
airowe
Poop soup
Chappa-ai-302
Primordial ooze…
Lucky-Engineer4668
Live mac and cheese
Tricky_Caterpillar85
Mine started looking like this when the BSF larvae moved in. I started dumping lots of shredded paper on as much as I can. I hear they don’t eat browns, but the shredded paper is going somewhere. My only question is how do I get compost out without the larvae?
Ptrick21186
Maggots Michael. You’re eating maggots. How do they taste?
prf_q
Needs fucking toilet paper thats all
drfuzzysocks
Babe that’s soup. Put some dried leaves in there for pity’s sake.
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I think it needs browns.
def needs quite a bit more browns
Mmm bfl soup.
Can that container drain from the bottom? That looks very wet. Needs browns, drainage and/or airflow
Dude. Seriously. I’m trying to eat my lunch here. Yuk
Wow. Those larvae are feasting
Brother is this your poo poo
I can smell this picture.
You will make a lucky chicken very happy one day.
Damn, get yourself some chickens and browns my man!
You making chicken feed?
The reason they’re all up on the sides is because they’re fleeing from drowning. I’d throw some absorbent browns (saw dust, wood chips, paper or cardboard shreds) in immediately, mix it up, then drill some drainage holes.
It’s way too wet in there so they’ve all come to the surface. Do what everyone said and throw some shredded cardboard in there, paper will work too, or even dried grass
What is this unholy soup? I can’t imagine the smell! You could take half of the moisture out of this and it would still be too wet. Holy shit
Too wet like other people said add some browns and drain ! Maybe let it air out for a couple days if you dont have any rain in forecast
bro it looks like a swamp, start adding cardboard on top of the compost, don’t even need to shred it
Chuck in a bunch of sawdust to deal with the moisture, dust the sides so none of those suckers can leave and then bury them in 2-3 inches of sawdust.
What are they?
Curious about people’s opinions about BSFL composting, since the subject of browns came up. A few years ago when I started composting all my meat, dairy, oils, etc. with BSFL, the general consensus was “you don’t need browns because the BSFL don’t eat browns like compost worms do.” Obviously, after several tries (with drainage holes), I just ended up with OP’s smelly poo soup. I actually started as part of my master’s thesis, so I had to do some research, and there wasn’t really much research on the subject, mostly just anecdotal stuff from hobbyists and one paper hypothesizing about large scale industrial BSFL composting. Honestly, even after I started adding a ton of browns, they just got soggy, clogged the drainage holes, and I ended up with soup anyway.
Does anyone specifically compost with BSFL and have a solution for this?
A chickens wet dream
That my first time ever saying this but.. i think it needs less piss!
Beauty is in the eye of the composter.
Your army is drowning.
I never thought that I’d say this in this sub reddit.
# STOP PEEING IN IT.
It looks like there is way too much moisture and ho way for it to escape – have you got holes in the bottom of it it? If so how big are they – they could be clogged up.
Make a couple of largish holes down the bottom. Add in a fair amount of wood shavings, saw dust, shredded cardboard, or straw to soak up all that moisture.
Wayyyyyyy to wet
Did you try peeing on it?
Poop soup
Primordial ooze…
Live mac and cheese
Mine started looking like this when the BSF larvae moved in. I started dumping lots of shredded paper on as much as I can. I hear they don’t eat browns, but the shredded paper is going somewhere. My only question is how do I get compost out without the larvae?
Maggots Michael. You’re eating maggots. How do they taste?
Needs fucking toilet paper thats all
Babe that’s soup. Put some dried leaves in there for pity’s sake.
The *gloop*
Again thought I was in the r/vultureculture page
I’ll buy that off you