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JaxFlaGardener
Jacksonville, FL
(Zone 8b)
September 03, 2007
05:46 AM Post #3930830
| This was all new info for me and I very much enjoyed your comprehensive review of Bokashi composting. I stopped trying to add kitchen vegetable scraps to my compost pile because our family of only two didn't really produce enough vegetable waste to make it seem worthwhile, and I felt I was not doing much other than attracting rats and vermin to the compost pile. The Bokashi method sounds like it may be a good alternative to be able to come up with some rich nutrients from kitchen scraps.
Thanks for the great article!
Jeremy |
BDale60
Warren, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 03, 2007
06:46 AM Post #3930852
| Good information and suggestions here. I hope it encourages more people to consider composting. Thanks! |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL
(Zone 9a)
September 03, 2007
07:32 AM Post #3930899
| I agree. Going to show it to husband right away, maybe I can now get rid of the bowls of nasty food that back up on my patio watiing to go to the compost..lol. I think alot of it is like Jeremy, we just dont have enough to make it worth the trip to the 'scarey' part of the yard. |
Dea
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6a)
September 03, 2007
08:49 AM Post #3931073
| I'd never heard of Bokashi composting prior to this article - thanks for some great information. Much appreciated!
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melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
 September 03, 2007
08:52 AM Post #3931092
| Wonderful information! Great article and a timely subject. |
GreenAtHeart
Franklin Grove, IL
(Zone 5a)
September 03, 2007
12:06 PM Post #3931779
| I'd never heard of Bokashi composting either. Thanks for the tour. It was comprehensive information and may come to replace the container next to the sink that we now use.
Good article! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 03, 2007
03:36 PM Post #3932574
| Very well explained article about a little known subject. Great job. |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 03, 2007
04:48 PM Post #3932869
| I was totally unaware of this method of composting. This sounds very doable, and the instructions were great! Good article and well written. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 03, 2007
05:01 PM Post #3932927
| Thanks for this article! I am now considering doing this. |
Sashagirl
by the Muddy Miss, IA
(Zone 5a)
September 03, 2007
05:22 PM Post #3933023
| I thoroughly enjoy learning of new methods and concepts, so your thought provoking Article was a hit, with me!
I look forward to hearing more-both pros and cons.
Thanks!
Sasha |
stellamarina
Laie, HI
September 03, 2007
05:53 PM Post #3933112
| Wow! Something really different to think about. Thank you |
jadajoy
Newport News, VA
(Zone 7b)
September 03, 2007
07:32 PM Post #3933485
| A great alternative to consider! Thanks. |
EMEric
Tucson, AZ
September 04, 2007
05:54 PM Post #3937190
| There are schools in the US that use the bokashi to "pickle" their food waste and grow flowers and vegetables.
Bokashi is not composting. Composting involves lots of turning and heat. The bokashi method is an anaerobic method without the heat. Fermentation controls pathogens and preserves nutrients and microbes that composting burns off.
Eric
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leaflady
Hughesville, MO
(Zone 5a)
November 05, 2007
03:50 PM Post #4160710
| I have heard of similar methods but never the name. I wonder if the enzyme used to keep sink drains, etc. clean(used once weekly I think)would work to get the decomposing started. I have used compost inoculant tablets before and they worked fairly well. You just dissolved one in water and poured over the material to be decomposed.
Right now I not only have a pile that a lot of stuff gets thrown into but I also have a makeshift liquid container. I started it out with a bunch of half rotted leaves that were covered with water. Then a friend gave me some rabbit manure so a lot of that got added. In the meantime I decided to add kitchen scraps other than meats which the dogs and cats would eat for me. We went thru a period of a few weeks with an old dog who became incontinent at times before he died and a cat who was also having problems in that area. Before, I would just flush that stuff down the stool. Then I decided to throw it into the liquid. The container is getting pretty full so I'll need to remove some of the liquid & well rotted material from the bottom of the contain before long and add more fresh water. The container has a screen over the top which keeps some flys out but not all of them. But it also lets in rain water which is good. I'll dilute the 'tea' and use it to water plants outside the house. Inside I think it would draw fungus gnats. |
barksy
Atlantic Beach, FL
November 05, 2007
04:10 PM Post #4160796
| Hi Leaflady - if you are using dog or cat manure in your compost be very careful. They both have the potential to contain parasites that can infect humans. Check out the link below. http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/h238manu... |
davis1676
Disputanta, VA
(Zone 7a)
July 20, 2008
08:55 AM Post #5289813
| I'm here from the Bokashi thread under "Soil & Composting", where a link was installed to your article. Thanks for the great info & promotion of this type of composting. (It seems like a type of composting to me anyway.) I particularly like the way you made me feel as if I can succeed at this method. Thanks for the "user friendly article" & I can't wait to get started. I wonder if you're still doing the same things & if you made yourself a new batch of bran yet? |
barksy
Atlantic Beach, FL
July 30, 2008
06:57 PM Post #5345606
| Yes Davis1676 I am still bokashing but currently burying everything in a vegetable garden plot . It takes my family about a week to fill a 5 gal bucket which usually sits around for a couple of weeks before I bury it. I have made a new batch of bran and it is working well. I am now in a cooler, drier climate but the bokashi is still disappearing fairly fast once in the soil. Good luck if you decide to experiment with bokashi. Sarah |
