Bokashi composting

Bokashi composting

Elli's Garden

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General performance

5 - Very effective

Unintended positive side effects of practice

3 - I am not sure

Unintended negative side effect of practice

3 - I am not sure

Details

The inoculant is very important for the practice to work. We use EM, which is somewhat sensitive, especially when preparing it at home. Your bokashi might not ferment if the inoculant does not work, and you might not know until your expected fermentation time has passed.

Knowledge and skills required for practice

3 - Specialised knowledge required neither high nor low

Details

Once you understand how to do it, it is very simple.

Labour required for practice

2 - Rather low labour required

Cost associated with practice

2 - Rather low costs

Details

Depending on the kind of bin used, there are initial start-up costs. Also depending on the inoculation method used, there might be costs. We, for instance, incurred costs for an EM starter set. After that, costs are very low.

Does it work in degraded environments?

4 - Works rather well in depleted environment

Does it help restore land?

5 - Very effective

Climate change vulnerability effects

0 - I am not sure

Time requirements

4 - Works rather rapidly