How do you make bokashi inoculant?
Freshly fermented bokashi doesn’t usually stay alive very long. Therefore, the inoculant mixture is made up of either bran or sawdust that has been soaked in water with molasses and beneficial microbes. This mixture is then dried out, packaged and remains shelf stable for up to two years for use in your grow.
What can I use for bokashi bran?
The bran is simply a medium or substrate for the bokashi microbes to live on. A home for the bacteria! Anything with a decent amount of carbon in it will work. This may be wheat bran, rice husks, newspaper, coffee grounds….
Can you bokashi eggshells?
Can I put shells, coffee grounds, egg shells, and large items into my bokashi bin? Yes, you can add all of these items to your bokashi kitchen composter. We recommend chopping all food waste into 1-2″ pieces. Larger pieces are OK but may take longer to ferment.
How do you make an EM 1?
To store it at room temperature, you could mix in a 1:1 ratio of molasses or brown sugar to the made EM. For example, if you have harvested 500 ml of EM, then mix in 500 ml of molasses.
Can worms eat bokashi?
In fact, many people have found that the worms love the bokashi food waste. The bokashi pre-compost is full of bokashi microbes that have worked on the food waste to make it soft and have started breaking it down. It may take the worms a few days to get used to the bokashi pre-compost.
How do you make bokashi bran with em?
The standard dilution rate to make EM bokashi bran is one part EM-1, one part molasses, to 100 parts of water 1:1:100. Using this dilution rate will guarantee a good quality bokashi bran.
Can you eat bokashi bran?
Yes, the bokashi bran is rich in beneficial microbes which have grown on and in your food waste. When you add the contents to your compost heap you are adding millions of beneficial microbes into your compost heap (as well as micronutrients and organic matter from your kitchen).
Can I put mussel shells in bokashi?
Seafood shells such as shrimps, mussels, etc. The soft shells (such as shrimps) will be fine and become good soil. Try to let them dry out a bit before you add them to the bokashi bucket to stop them smelling, use a little extra bran, and if possible alternate them with something else.
What can you not bokashi?
What should you not put in your Bokashi Bin?
- Food that is already rotten or mouldy.
- Large bones.
- Shellfish shells like hard crab shells.
- Synthetic tea bags or staples.
- Liquids like milk.
- If you’re adding cooked food scraps, like the scraps from making your own stock, drain the scraps so they’re not too wet.