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Bokashi Composting Explained

May 30, 2013 By Matt

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With bokashi you can turn your food scraps, including meat, fish and dairy, into rich compost. Add your kitchen waste and a handful of bokashi bran to the airtight container and allow the micro-organisms to work their magic. After two weeks the contents can be safely transferred to your compost bin or dug into the […]

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Bokashi and your garden

June 1, 2012 By Matt

bokashi and your garden

A quick guide to transferring your Bokashi compost to the garden [quote]It’s unbelievable how quickly bokashi compost can recondition the soil and give plants a boost. Mind you, bokashi compost is quite acidic at first, so if you dig the waste straight into the garden, make sure you leave about a month before planting on […]

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Getting Started With Bokashi Composting

June 1, 2012 By Matt

Scraping organic kitchen waste into a bokashi kitchen composter

Follow this guide to getting started with bokashi composting to get the best out of your kitchen composter : [quote]The bokashi bin’s so easy to set up and use, it really adds very little extra time to your daily routine and it’s so satisfying to know that all those food scraps are going to such […]

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Bokashi Composting – Frequently Asked Questions

October 11, 2008 By Matt

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Use, improve and troubleshoot your bokashi kitchen composting system. Questions answered and advice offered to help you get the best out of your composter. What food waste can I put in my bokashi kitchen composter? Can I or can’t I add tea bags and tea leaves to my bokashi bin? What’s the best way to […]

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