Bokashi is the fermentation of organic matter with the help of microbes. Fermentation takes place in an anaerobic Bokashi bin by effective micro-organisms.
Bokashi is the fermentation of organic matter with the help of microbes. Fermentation takes place in an anaerobic Bokashi bin by effective micro-organisms.
Waste you can compost in the Bokashi bin:
plant-based organic waste
small amounts of meat and fish
Waste you cannot compost in the Bokashi bin:
inorganic waste
large amounts of meat or fish
ashes
large bones
animal faeces
liquids
How to use Bokashi?
Place a thin layer of organic waste in the Bokashi bin. The first layer is laid on the tray. To speed up fermentation, chop up larger pieces of organic waste so that the microbes can start to ferment the waste as efficiently as possible. Sprinkle about two tablespoons of Biolan EM® bran on organic waste every time you add waste to the bin. Tamp the organic waste down with the pressing plate. Leave the plate in place on top of the layer of organic waste. Do not add more than one litre of organic waste at a time. Close the hinged lid of the Bokashi bin carefully using the clip.
Try to avoid opening the Bokashi bin too often. Add organic waste once a day, for instance, by keeping the organic waste to be added to the Bokashi bin in the kitchen in a lidded container.
Fermentation produces liquid which seeps to the bottom of the Bokashi bin. You can drain this liquid off easily into a suitable container or the drain using the spigot on the side of the bin.