How to Make Bokashi

A Short film about making Bokashi--a fermented wheat bran--used to pickle kitchen food waste to help it compost quicker without foul odors. You can purchase ready-made Bokashi from http://wigglywigglers.co.uk

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[myasunshine]

I am very intrested in seeing how you make your EM starter, I have looked and haven't seen the vid you talked about. Did you ever get around to making it? Could I get you to divulge the recipe? Thanks for the Info.

[ladyfelina]

This would otherwise be great, but is pretty useless without knowing how to make the microbe mixture.

[t1l1m]

@t1l1m Check out the videos about producing methane gas. This is the same concept and I'm fairly certain the same anaerobic creatures in a 55 gallon drum.

[t1l1m]

I am assuming the making the EM starter is the same thing as making compost tea. (Rain) water plus a nutrient source (kelp + molasses) and some finished compost. (reminds me of a story about papa mole, mama mole and baby mole). Set it in sun, infusing lots of air into it and in about a little while the aerobic critters have multiplied by lots. So if one is making anaerobic critters multiply then one woooood leave out the air - and of course start with anaerobic critters.

[silverflyable]

Where do you live? It looks amazing.

[ivankinsman]

Although not so quick, think it is much easier just to chuck your compost into the compost pit! However, we use up our two compost bins extremely quickly so that's it until the next year. This seems to be a solution for keeping a continual supply of compost on the go...

[Uriel1816]

good info...thanks!

[hoolia20]

Wouldn't the VERY hot water kill the micro organisms?  Did your mixture work?

[tommy186]

@johndela1

"We conclude from our results that ‘Effective microorganisms’ did not improve yields and soil quality during 4 years of application in this field experiment under the temperate climatic conditions of Central Europe."

Mayer J, Scheid S, Widmer F, Fließbach A, Oberholzer H. How effective are 'Effective microorganisms® (EM)'? Results from a field study in temperate climate. Applied Soil Ecology. 2010;46(2):230-239

[johndela1]

@tommy186

can you be more specific? are you saying lacto bacillus doesn't exist? or are you saying em has no benefits for plants or soil? Do you know what a septic tank is.