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Every time I become interested in a new topic related to my farm, like a composting crisis, I always to turn to your channel and you NEVER disappoint. Thank you, Steven!

Cool, now I can freak out my neighbors even more when I sit outside smashing bones. Thank you for sharing this info. I'm going to research it some more and try it.

This stuff disintegrates corn husks. It's really remarkable stuff. Also great for any area where your cat or dog have marked their territory. Sprinkle it over the area and smell is gone in a couple of days.

I've been doing Bokashi now for 2 years. I have two Bokashi bins - while the one is fermenting I start the other. Have made some fantastic compost for the garden - now starting with my proper outdoor composting system for a veggie garden & will add my completed Bokashi mix directly to those. The liquid you tap off can either be used as a great fertilizer (note it has to be seriously diluted as it is very powerful and can burn plants if used neat). It can also be poured neat down drains to clean them out and disinfect them with all the "good" germs.

Awesome. Just started our first batch this weekend!! Had our compost up to 160 this summer and our 1st test against the most popular/expensive bagged compost is unbelievable. Our compost performed 4x better. Thanks for all your work and perspective!! Cheers from Victoria BC

Thank you for another great video. I will say that I might consider doing a DIY Bokashi method. The bucket alone is $38. Home Depot sells buckets for $5 and $3 for the lid. The bran is $50 for 5 lbs. Then all the other supplies are more $$ and time. To me, that is a waste of money AND time. I might consider using the EM1 liquid. I HIGHLY recommend a worm bin of red wigglers. I paid $24 for a lb of them last year and now have two bins of them. They are great. They can eat a lot! I have a 7 gallon bin for my small apartment. There's a man on KZfaq who has shown that worms CAN breakdown onions,, lemons,, etc.. I smash my bones after making bone broth, and dry them. I then place bone meal in my garden. My biggest waste is plastic from the Trader Joe's packaging. I'm looking into mushrooms that can can break down plastic.

I just learned about Bokashi composting from a SciShow video - this was the first video that came up when searching for 'bokashi composting'. Thanks for the primer!

Bokashi bucket kits are 1/2 off on Amazon as of 12/21/19. Bought this because of this channels influence. So wanting to repurpose all of my food waste into nutrients for my garden to reduce what goes in the garbage and keep pests out of my garden

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Great info! Really cool your own veg is in there. Full circle produce right there!

Failed to buy the Bokashi you linked, today, it was sold out. But thank you again for very informative one, I was looking for it.

The pickled smell is similar to the smell that comes from a commercial composting facility. Sharp but not ugly.

Very informative! I've never heard of Bokashi. It sounds like another great thing to do for the veggies growing 🤓in the raised beds.

Thanks for your reply, since I'm in zone 6 in Canada where winters are freezing I can't get a pile hot now so I think I'll start a worm bin and keep it in my basement so I can make use of fruit and veg scraps

THANK YOU STEVEN. NAMASTE FROM INDIA.

Thank for sharring this info Steven. I have been waiting for this. I am going to start my bucket as soon as I get the bokashi from your friend. Keep up the good work 👍 God bless you 🤗

interesting. I've never heard of this method before. I learn a lot from your channel.

Btw SDMicrobes is the shizzzzz!!! Immediate demonstrable results.

I love this, especially being able to use the liquid in the garden every week. But buying two buckets with spigots, the bran and the EM is expensive. Is there a cheaper way? Beer bottling buckets seem to be cheaper. Can you make the bran and Em? Thanks, love your videos

Excellent video, thank you! One question: I brew beer at home and I'm worried about having such anaerobic bacteria and yeasts in the vacinity. Assuming many people watching this video also other ferment various things, has anyone had a problem with this culture affecting their other projects?

Looks like you have a great channel. I came from the Stivers. Looks like I going to learn quite a bit Thank you and have a great week 😇

The juice is gold!!! What are you doing not using it? The juice is the nectar of soul fertility success!

Help from Australia. I love your channel. I would love a tour video of your garden.

their more than only Lactic bacterias and phototrophic bacterias their is yeasts to in EM-1 plus your own indigenous microbes (IMO) when you're doing bokashi . Chris Trump it's a great reference for EM"s Caution the quality of your bokashi vary depending the level of carbohydrates (more carbohydrates == better bokashi) when meat is applied it's particularly important to ferment fast !

Thank you for sharing. Sort of like making sauerkraut.

I’ve had to learn the hard way to add more bokashi between the layers lol. Also, i try to let melon rinds dry a little before adding them because they have a lot of water. Anaerobic water smell is not pleasant 🤢

Hi this is a great informative video. I'm new to bokashi but it is possible to wait for it to totally become dark matter before adding to soil?

Thanks for easily explaining this! This is not a complaint, just an FYI. I tried using NATURE77 to purchase this product: BierKashi Composting System (with BierKashi Bokashi). The message read that the code is not compatible with the product. I ordered it anyway and I'm excited to get started!

I've always heard you can't put meat into your normal hot compost piles until I did a permaculture design course, we made a compost heap and threw in two whole chickens that got sick while we were there and they were cooked away in the heap in only a few days

I will buy this product Bokashi in Amazon ( I hope they carry it) thanks for the info, I’m excited to use it!

I used to be a bokashi fan but it was difficult to find a place to bury it (in the middle of a city. But this video has given me a few ideas so I might try it again. I was wondering would it have the same bacterial strains (??) if I get the EM-1 in/fromfrance?

Stoked for this!

Great info! I've been looking for ways to compost meat and dairy other than black soldier flies and with winter coming I'm looking for an indoor composting solution. Question: would the fermented product be safe to add to a worm bin?

As soon as I put a weight inside on top, it seemed to go a little bit South I think having Air volume above it is important. I think some of the gas is generated need to equalize and it happens better if it's not covered and smothered. 🤷

This is great, I have a bench top bokashi bin that I need to get started on. Thanks for the info xx Cathi xx

Can I put my pumpkin leaves that have a rust powdery mildew on the leaves in my bokashi bucket?

I think the best thing that I didn't hear is this is the best way to prepare food for vermicomposting to break the materials down even further and to keep your worm colonies healthy!

Great information and great video! Thanks!

Steven this is great knowledge! Thanks for sharing

I love your channel, been a subscriber for a while. I am going to try bokashi for my compost pile. My question is, will just the bokashi mix turn to soil quickly, a good thing; or, will the bokashi mix jump start the whole compost pile, so it all turns to soil faster...a great thing 😄

good video. thanks

I love that you have big sizes for the t shirts...4XLtall is my size..- also love the info Thanks. Any shirts with pockets? have order the bokashi starter....Looking forward

New subbie - I haven't heard of this before but I always love learning new ways to farm

Thankyou great tips for composting

Lovely video. Thanx. Can i use frozen kitchen scraps.?

What is the Korean method of treating soil you talked about? Will you let me know what is key words I can use to research about it? Thank you so much!

I like your hat!🍋

Steven, i don’t have a lot of food scraps at any given time. Is it ok to add them to my bokashi bucket on a daily basis?

Thank you this is very helpful as Ive just bought bokashi system. I just want to ask you if Ican add veggies that have grown molds coz I haven't used them while they were fresh. Hope you can answer my question.

This may be a stupid question but I’m in the process of researching composting before I start . Can you add shredded paper to Bokashi composting or is that just for hot composting ?

THANK YOU!! I recently started using bokashi (from SDMicrobes) to jumpstart my compost pile. I have not added it yet. When I do, should I be concerned about the right C:N ratio? I have lots of wood chips. I have not achieved over 90 deg F yet but I determined to get over 100!

I had a Bokashi bucket but I couldn't afford to keep buying the bokashi. I just realized I can make my own bokashi flakes

Hi, you said you have to leave it to ferment for 2 weeks at least, but what is the max time you can leave it? Apologies if I missed that in the video. Awesome channel 👍

Just came over from Stivers homestead

This was so informative. Thank you! You're awesome!

Lol. Aint no chocolate cake going to waste on my clock.🤨🍰😂✌🌱

I look forward to starting bokashi composting. I have 4 rain barrels that I use to water the garden, and I'm wondering if I could add the bokashi juice to the barrels to kill may possible algae or pathogens. I often find racoon feces in the gutters. Also, my soil pH is usually on the high end. I'd like to lower that a bit. BTW, I grew up in Ramona, and love that town.

you mentioned lactobacillus is the main go to biotic in this method? would this work by adding yogurt or sourdough starter?

Do you think I could add dog stool in this and then add to my a hot compost pile that is used for non- edibles such as trees or landscape plants?

Great info, Thank you.

Hi there I have been wanting to compost for sooo long and I’m finally able to do it but I’m very inexperienced. I was looking at this method and looking at just your general compost heap in the garden. But this seems so much better. I have a compost pile in the garden I have just started but obviously I can’t put meat etc in there, so can I use both methods? Thanks 😊

i will be living in an apartment so i need something compact like this for sure

Forgive me if you've already answered this, but can you put "compostable plastic bags" used for collecting kitchen scraps in the bucket with the bokashi?

Do you think you could use Kombucha as a catalyst for Bokashi? I brew a lot of Kombucha and it uses anaerobic bacteria.

Hi Steven, thanks for another great video full of useful info. Do you find that compost piles attract rodents? My partner, who is not a gardener, doesn't want me to compost because he's obsessed with the idea that it'll attract mice and rats. Just wondering how you deal with this issue

Hiya, it's so weird to see someone else, other than korean, using Homee-the tool you are using to push the food waste down. Also knows about Kimchi smell. It's just that Homee isn't something you can buy out of Korea. I feel rather shocked to see you using it. You can guess I'm korean. 😅

Love your channel. Stumbled upon it looking to answer a. Composting. Question. Have you done one on compost tea .? Found it. Never mind 😔

THE EYE BROWS ARE ON BLAST!

Another great video. Could you just use a LAB spray instead of buying or making your own bran? I new to Bokashi and watched another video and that all that guy did.

Hi love this video.

Awesome. New subscriber here from Collierville Tn. Lane and Rhonda

Oh my goodness! You grow comfrey? I haven't been able to find comfrey at my herb store for 2 years now. Would you sell some seeds or some starts?

Just came over from The great Stivers channel. Very interesting. Ok how long does a 5lb bang last? Of course I know that's according to how much compost but it's just 2 of us. So my composting is pretty minimal. So im guessing maybe 5 lbs of compost a week. Lol but I'm the worst about not following through with composting because it gets so overwhelming with the smell. Lol great video.

I’m very intrigued. Question though. I’ve heard that this is quite potent and should be mixed into a further composting method. I live in an apartment. Could I do this to remove excess fluids, mix Bokashi material with a carbon source and throw into a small tumbler? Would that help? I’m just concerned about flies and unnecessary leachate all over my balcony (and Bokashi would definitely help with the leachate).

I'm doing humanure composting. How about adding it to that?

What's the intro song? (Where could I get it?) It sounds great.

If the Bokashi is too acidic for the worms, is it not too acidic for the plants too? Should we add lime? Will the eggshell neutralise the acidity?

I'm new to this idea, and it is unclear if the bucket can filled over the course of month? That is how long it would take my family to produce a 5 gallon bucket worth of scraps (maybe less if we are adding all scraps). Then once filled leave it for 2 weeks? Next question is I have small kids who tend to leave food on the plate. Can cooked food go into the bucket?

It's already more than 3 weeks since i start bokashi. In my bucket, there's no bokashi tea comes out like, at all. Is that normal? Or something is wrong with my pile? 🤔

Am I weird that I can listen to compost talk for hours? I get obsessed 🤣

Did you add holes at the bottom?.

This was awesome :)

I am VERY new to home gardening and especially new to composting. I noticed you didn't "mince" your scraps, as I've read is needed. Is that something that needs to be done?

Hi, I really like the detailers you went through here, it is very helpful. I have a chicken, can I put her poop in the bin. Only one chicken, not a lot poop. My landlord has a dog, can I put dog poop in the bin? Thank you!

Hi Steven, Do you know if you can keep the bokashi buckets sealed for longer than 2-4weeks? I am asking because I don't have a lot of space for my compost pile (I live in a residential area) and my pile is about done. I don't any space to create another one until I have been through this one first. Would you recommend keeping the bokashi buckets sealed until I have space for a new pile or would you add it directly into the existing one? Thank you for your work,

If it contains nemotodes will it help with mosquitoes etc if I sprinkle the bokashi grain on my lawn?

when would you choose to feed your worms over bokashi? and vice versa? kitchen scraps w/ bokashi sounds great to bring hot compost piles above 150. can you give kitchen scraps w/ bokashi to worms too, or is that a waste?

Since you add meat can cat poop be added since they eat fish n chicken

i really want to learn and use these products but i live in an apartment with a balcony...Can you recommend on what and how i should go about constructing a small food and herb garden on my balcony without offending anyone with the smells of fermentation...i just started juicing and i have all these wonderful scraps and i would like to use them wisely...please help...thank you for your content...have a fantastic day...

If it smells bad, will it harm your plants if u put the excess liquid in your garden/houseplants?? I got this little "urban composter" it has a spout to drain the liquid for tea, it also came with a probiotic compost accelerater...also, is it ok for that liquid to sit for a few days or so b4 using it as plantfood?

Started in Okinawa in 1982.

Do you possibly have a finished drum to show?

Can you use LAB and leaf mold soil instead of buying the bokashi product?

Thank you for the post. Question: Isn't there a risk of rodents etc in the first couple of weeks? I've been told to mix the bokashi into weak soil in a container and keep a net on top of it for the first 2-3 weeks. Maybe this is more important close to cities, but I wouldn't want rats in my garden.

Should you keep the bucket in the sun or what do you recommend?

Can I add Bokashi to a container that already has plants in it? Will it acidify the soil?

Can I put cooked foods or leftover soups? Or foods cooked in oil? Like fried chicken bones

I assume you give your chicken kitchen scraps as well. How do you decide how much scraps to give your chickens vs the Bokashi bins?

Hi I’ve been watching your video on bokashi composting and I’ve been buying from Amazon, bokashi bran, doesn’t work very well for me do I have the right one because it doesn’t look like what you use. My compost pile doesn’t get over 80 degrees.