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Old 01-03-2007, 12:52 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
John McMillan John McMillan is offline
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In article ,
(Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
"pp" writes:
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| It's a system where you can compost cooked foods, even fishbones, by using
| a
| microbial bran. A lot of councils are now promoting the system as a way of
| getting us to compost kitchen waste that cannot be put into ordinary
| compost
| bins. It's supposed to be a quick, non-smelling system. My council have
| an
| arrangement where it can bought for about half price. A good site that
| explains it well is
http://bokashi.com.au/index.html

Yer whaa? I have been composting such things for years in an ordinary
heap. Fish bones break down so rapidly that I only occasionally see
any even after 6 months.


Me too. Chicken bones go the same way too.
I have a heap constrained by wooden slatted sides - so it
breathes a lot. It smells a bit when turned over etc. but
otherwise its odour-free. Compost heaps, their construction
and operation seem to attract more bullshit theories
than seems strictly necessary.