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bokashi - A Japanese composting method. (in May RHS mag)
"Amber Ormerod" wrote in message ...
Has anyone come across Bokashi which is suposedly very good for food waste and limits smells. And its suposed to be quick. I did find a site about it http://www.livingsoil.co.uk/ but then real peoples experiences tend to be more useful I find. I was given one of these as a present last year. Filled it up with kitchen waste and Bokashi starter last summer but nothing much happened. The bucket is quite big and it took several months for two of us to fill it with waste. A bit of liquid gathered in the bottom bucket (I diluted this and fed it to fruit) and some white mould grew on the kitchen waste. It was kept indoors in the kitchen, but it wasn't very warm. Left it sealed up over winter. No smell leaked from the buckets. Opened it up a few weeks ago when I was planting courgettes. There was a lot of liquid in the bottom bucket, and the contents of the top bucket were like vomit in smell, appearance and texture (identifiable lumps of food that turned to mush when I spooned them out). I held my nose and dug it into the soil underneath the seeds. It was nothing like normal compost. I might re-read instructions and try again this year. If I do, I will make sure I drain the liquid away regularly and chop up the waste before adding it. Anyone got any tips? Bruce |
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