A Beginner's Guide to Bokashi Composting

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Bokashi is method of composting food waste that originated in Japan. The process uses fermentation, allowing bokashi to be both "odorless" and small scale. Both the liquid drainings (Bokashi tea) and the decomposed scraps (bokashi) from your bucket are extremely nutritious for your soil. This composting method is on the rise as it is a convenient option for gardeners and apartment dwellers alike.
Estimated Cost: $15
Materials:
2 5-gal. buckets
an airtight lid
Drill (with ⅛ in. drill bit)
Bokashi Bran
Masher
Paper or aluminum plate
Instructions for Making Bucket:
1) Drill holes into the bottom of one bucket. (Enough so that liquid in the bucket can easily drain off.)
2) Stack the bucket with the holes in the other.
3) Top with the lid, and tape the Bucket Labels/Directions to your bucket for reference. Now you can start composting!
To Add Food Scraps:
1) Check bottom bucket to see if it needs draining. (Liquids can be used as a liquid fertilizer and diluted 1 tsp. per gal of water; use within a day of collection.)
2) Layer food waste, sprinkling about 1-2 Tbsp. of bran every 2” layer.
3) Press down on food using masher to remove air.
4) Cover with plate.
To start new bucket: add about ½ c. of the Bokashi Bran to bottom.
When bucket is full: Cover and let sit undisturbed for 2 weeks before adding to garden, flower pots, or worm farm.
Remember:
* Bokashi compost is acidic and can damage young plant’s roots. Wait 2 weeks after burying before planting in in the buried area.
*When collecting food scraps for your bokashi throughout the week, store them in the fridge to prevent aerobic bacteria from colonizing. Otherwise, those aerobic bacteria will overpower the anaerobic microbes in your Bokashi Bran.
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[@rkh7904]

I agree this is the most informative video I have seen on Bokashi, thank you.

[@mccarrera659]

Hi! This is actually the best bokashi video I've seen - and I'm researching-, so thank you very much.💕

[@barbll000]

Here's a how-to for making your own Bokashi Bran kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYaoh6hpZ9eWr7M

[@McSpuddles]

Very good succinct video. Thanks.

[@hortondlfn1994]

Thank you for such a generous video! I'm eager to try this.

[@thepoormansguidetothegalax3981]

This is definitely a great way for people with limited income and no garden who wishes to get soil for planting. I'm so doing a vlog post about it! Thanks for a great video!

[@bokashiliving3173]

Great video. Bokashi composting is really so simple and so versatile. Thanks for sharing :)

[@kl6902]

FINALLY a helpful video! I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to compost and I only have a patio so I can’t do heavy duty composting which 99% of the how to videos on here are for. The small bucket composting videos are lacking in instructions. So I’ve been doing researching for a month before I found this video and I finally feel like I can do this 👍 I am a kitten foster so I have TONS of those empty heavy duty plastic kitty litter buckets that I HATE to throw away and are just piling up outside. I’m hoping to be able to create multiple compost buckets instead of 1 giant one that I can never turn.

[@glassbeach3721]

Keep making quick no nonsense vids! 😃

[@planecrazyish]

Great video 👍 beautifully explained.

[@mmca9323]

What an awesome video! I'm Excited to test this out, tfs.

[@cirreldaful]

well-designed video!

[@ruebenmolale6474]

Thanks forage the greatest video, Will definitely gives bokashi a try

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

Good stuff ‼️ Thanks for sharing.

[@Autrement_Permaculture]

Bonjour and thank's for this video from Paris. regards

[@Smilebenrod]

AWESOME!!! Thank you!

[@hgcollective]

Fantastic video thank you

[@Lawahertz]

Really helpful. THanks!

[@paytonrenner2964]

Quality content!!

[@der1777]

Thanks, good video.

[@Alabaster1971]

Very appreciated...support for your channel

[@michaelrauch8629]

Very helpful

[@shiehpingtay2729]

Very complete info

[@angelmoon1105]

I love your voice. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@seattlesstar]

This is a very informative video! Thank you for sharing! I want to do the same thing as this but wonder if the bokashi tea smell leaks between the two buckets?

[@WapatoGreyer]

u have a nice voice : ) interesting video thank u

[@desireemcmurtrie7206]

Hello Thank you for your informative video.( Will cutting up the food smaller be of any benefit to a Bokashi.)

[@user-jt5sp6uq1x]

Nice dear ❤

[@swissm8]

awesome! will try that. unfortunately the printables are not accessible anymore. is there an other way to get them? cheers

[@scwheeler24]

Very informative. I hadn't heard of this kind of composting. I do it the heat method. One problem with this method is ants, living in Texas big problem. I'm going to give this a try

[@scwheeler24]

and soil here is very alkaline

[@donwalker4255]

I live in tejas. I find my outside compost pile is for garden/ yard waste. I use the Bokashi bucket for all indoor scraps. I let it age for 2/4 weeks then into the outdoor compost pile. Works fantastic.

[@Gennypup7]

"You'll need a screw driver" *shows me a drill* 😂

[@andrewbee82]

Please someone can tell me how to use the precompost on the balcony. I haven’t any garden, just pots, so my only chance is to work it maybe in a 5gal container half and half with potting soil? Maybe trying to avoid any peat moss based one? Please explain thanks

[@tiffanybuntin2359]

This is a great video, but I have a question. I am about to start my first bin, but where I live it is 28 degrees and the ground will be frozen for a couple more months, making it impossible for me to sow this in before then. What happens if I just leave it for 2 months? Will it hurt anything?

[@daciasdiy1861]

I’m Using that same Bucket

[@coneil72]

I don't understand. The end result is material that you can add to your compost pile? How is that helpful? Especially if you don't have a backyard or in-ground garden?

[@ranigooldin]

Hi, really great video. The printable labales are not avelible, can you provide new link? Thank you :-)

[@Louise-hl3mh]

The link does not work for me, could you repost it?:) Thank you for the awesome information !!

[@michaels9926]

Do you find a tablespoon of bran was enough per layer? Other video seem to suggest a lot more. Trying to see if bokashi will be economically feasable since the bran mix is quite expensive in my area.

[@ThyBookie]

Michael S I buy a bean from a local place by me and 1T per 2in layer has worked for me. In fact, if I used too much my bokashi started smelling bad (like barbecue sauce instead of pickles)

[@chelseachosta4019]

Can I add the bokashi compost to a compost pile outside once it’s ready?

[@rlcwallpapers]

Does the buckets create worms inside while the scraps are composting? and what happens if I put scraps already in my regular compost bin with worms inside this system?

[@alisonw9304]

The link for printables isn't working?

[@jjjc0711]

Was anyone able to open the link to the “printables”? All I get is an ad for a VPN service I don’t want to download (if that is even what it really is)?

[@daciasdiy1861]

Can bokashi be used in cold weather

[@ruchio]

What is in the bokashi starter?

[@pedroi.leivan.1209]

Hi. Thanks for the video. How do I get the PDFs?

[@himateesookhai5302]

My bucket gets stuck and I have a hard time getting the top bucket out,how do you get the bucket out.

[@coreyh4545]

I'm wondering if using a non food safe bucket will leach chemicals into your food.

[@shiehpingtay2729]

Do you teach how to make bokashi bran?

[@carterthornton2167]

For anyone interested I got the images using the snip tool when the video was playing since the website was dead. Link: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rNRigQaMQ7Tglg6gz3rFO2eZ0zIVOR88?usp=sharing

[@linedesrosiers9548]

I took a screen shot of the info sheets in one of the last frames.

[@mluengo_sl]

Is it normal to get flies inside the bucket?

[@MichelleWhiting]

Hello, can anybody answer this one: Does the buckets (to be used) need to be as thick as that one and as big? or we can use smaller and thinner types?

[@appujosephjose6129]

better to use sturdy buckets.

[@aNimE732]

Do you keep layering compost and bran for two week periods until the whole bucket is full?

[@Livingwiththeflow]

You can keep adding layers at any time! Once the bucket is full, it then has to sit for two weeks without anything else being added to it. That gives the last layer of food time to ferment before the bokashi is used.

[@lydiahubbell6278]

I can’t find the printable

[@macarenamontes4641]

Hi! Great video. I have a question. I just started bokashi composting. Some days have passed and I checked if there was any liquid (bokashi tea) and there's none. Is this normal?

[@paytonrenner2964]

Yes its ok! Sometimes it just depends what you put in the pot.

[@heartcrossstudios]

I live in remote Africa. How can I do this without online ordering anything?

[@stevehicks8923]

I can’t find the pdf’s for the printable guide

[@Mr0Anonymous0]

Can you post another link to the printables?

[@carterthornton2167]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rNRigQaMQ7Tglg6gz3rFO2eZ0zIVOR88?usp=sharing

[@robmill3r]

Hi I'd love to get your printables but it looks like your link has been compromised. An insecure link opens which is offering to install software on my computer. Please advise.

[@carterthornton2167]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rNRigQaMQ7Tglg6gz3rFO2eZ0zIVOR88?usp=sharing

[@planecrazyish]

Nice video, but where are the pdf’s ?

[@cafriel3953]

Why is background music necessary? It's distracting from what I truly am interested in - Bokashi Composting. However, Thank you for the information I have an outdoor composter and want to use this method as well.

[@ThaddeusCoan]

The printables are no longer available :(

[@kebunkarta6257]

Yes, faced the same issue, please renew the link

[@carterthornton2167]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rNRigQaMQ7Tglg6gz3rFO2eZ0zIVOR88?usp=sharing

[@coreygarrison4550]

how do I know how much is too much bread/meat etc.?

[@ThyBookie]

Corey Garrison I’d just keep an eye on the smell and mold that’s growing on your bokashi. If something starts to seem off stop adding meat/bread right away

[@wallickjd1992]

Anyone else have problems getting the PDFs?

[@EmuMan44]

My Bokashi tea smells pretty bad, it's that correct, or should it not smell?

[@FlyingBalcony]

No, it shouldn't smell bad, it should only ferment, not rot. Did you add a plate or a cover over the compost? ( not the lid) Also, did you add enough starter? Maybe not enough microbes or too much food waste for them to digest

[@fady.abboud]

The printable link doesn't work

[@carterthornton2167]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rNRigQaMQ7Tglg6gz3rFO2eZ0zIVOR88?usp=sharing

[@fady.abboud]

Carter Thornton thank you

[@dianariggs8604]

Couldn't print the forms😕

[@carterthornton2167]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rNRigQaMQ7Tglg6gz3rFO2eZ0zIVOR88?usp=sharing

[@zzzcocopepe]

It originated in Korea, I think

[@chelseaYoutube]

i cant seem to find the link to the pdf. takes me to another address

[@MichelleWhiting]

same with my experience did you find it in any of her video?

[@carterthornton2167]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rNRigQaMQ7Tglg6gz3rFO2eZ0zIVOR88?usp=sharing

[@carterthornton2167]

@@MichelleWhiting drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rNRigQaMQ7Tglg6gz3rFO2eZ0zIVOR88?usp=sharing

[@adam.southside]

Thanks for the video ... The download link for the PDF is dead - can you share by google drive or dropbox? Thanks!

[@carterthornton2167]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rNRigQaMQ7Tglg6gz3rFO2eZ0zIVOR88?usp=sharing

[@Emilia-hj5xw]

everyone reccomends this method for apartments but tf do u do with waste

[@BurtonGang]

We also have a garden any small KZbinrs want to help each other out

[@lelegurame]

I just let it sit for months until the tea is completely drained from the organic material.

[@Livingwiththeflow]

I've heard of that method too! For right now, I'm using the bokashi with the minimal waiting time, so I don't run out of space for more food scraps, but next winter I think I'll try this. It's hard to bury bokashi when the grounds frozen so may as well just let it sit and use the tea that drains!

[@lelegurame]

Green mold are actually good. It's fungi of trichoderma sp, which are parasite to other fungi and can be used for bio fungicide. They form symbiosis with the plant's root. I culture them separately and use them to help with germination. But usually they aren't able to compete with rapid grower pro biotics like saccharomyces or rhizopus (white mold).

[@errymo]

Thank you ! also, maybe its the heat in Malaysia but these folks get full on ready to go and plant in compost with their Bokash system: I'm going to try in out in Canada "results may vary" kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYnRhn-ea6aArqs

[@TheeAntiChris]

This is frustrating, I’d you live in an apartment, it’s likely that you DO NOT have a garden… I have a tiny balcony with potted plants. So, if you don’t want a worm farm, then WHERE do you bury your pre-compost for 2 weeks!!?

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

Maybe bokashi isnt the right method for you...

[@russellandtonitidwell1252]

Thank you for the excellent information. I'm definitely going to do this following your well-explained steps. However, it was difficult to hear your voice over the music--which was unnecessary anyway. The pace of your speech needs to be slowed down for an audience. Love that you went to the trouble to make this video though, because it will be helpful to those of us who are new at this. Thank you.

[@Raspukek-fu8un]

wy murricans prounonce aluminium as "alumenum"? gad demmat every murrican does so.

[@KavorkaDesigns]

It's called a drill, or a semi-automatic screwdriver in your case! LOL

[@touchofperfection1]

😝😂

[@t.8274]

good video, terrible music!

[@sunshineart.2000]

terrible music! Very disturbing!

[@wdrury1]

disturbing? bit dramatic