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If we do not talk a lot about bokashi composting it is because it is one of the rare method we do not use.

The issue I have with it is that it is anaerobic where by definition the compost is aerobic. Air is a capital ingredient of the compost recipe.

Now I am not saying that bokashi does not work. It works great and will allow you to put what you would normally would not put into your compost bin like meat or dairy.

So it is another way to reduce waste but this method will smell bad. You have to seal your bins really well.

If you want to advocate for this method please do so in the comments. Be kind.

CP 2y ago

I use the bokashi method as a pre compost for either worm bins or regular compost.

It is good to hold small amounts of food scraps and begin to break them down prior to adding them to an aerobic pile.

This method would have advantage for households to reduce the smell and retain carbon in the small quantities of food scraps until it can be hot composted.

It also allows the household to keep a bin in the house which is more convenient for daily contributions. People who add daily to outdoor bins end up with some dried out veggie scraps so the initial boost helps. It is also viable to compost meat and dairy leftovers.

I have had issues with this method not killing off veggie seeds so after it goes through the worm bin there may be gobs of viable tomato seeds for instance which is not ideal for compost that goes in your garden. Thus better to hot compost the bokashi pre compost to eliminate seeds.

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