Bokashi Bucket Tips & Comments - April '14

In no Particular Order:

1. Don't keep your bucket in direct sunlight or on a Hot Balcony/Porch.  (high temperatures will kill the microbial activity)
2. If the pickled waste smells bad?  Then that may not mean the system has failed, it could be for a number of reasons.  Discard, or bury the waste, wash out bucket and start again with the provided instructions, and use a fresh bag of Bokashi mix.  For instructions that meet Australian conditions, feel free to request a complimentary booklet via info@bokashi.com.au including your *Australian Postal Address.
3. Drain off the Bokashi juice regularly.  If you don't believe you can water it out regularly (Watering Can/Veges/Ornamental's), then you can always use it as a Natural Drain Cleaner around the house pipes.  The Juice is alive with not only microbial activity, but also the nutrients and proteins of the food waste you have been collecting.  As time goes by, the life of these benefits decreases.  You cannot save this juice beyond a few days and expect it to be beneficial.
4. The taps provided with the bucket pictured in this blog are maintainable. If they are blocked, then try and use the tip of a bamboo skewer to clear the blockage.  Alternatively,  they can be disassembled and reassembled.  We recommend you disassemble/re-assemble each year as a service, washing each part and checking for wear.  Replacement taps are available for a small cost in Australia in various colours. Request Parts at your Local Australian Stockist, or request a price from Manufacturer Direct.  Tap Maintenance Video

I hope you find this tip's useful.  I you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the writer via this Blogspace.

Bokashi Juice

Once you've drained the Bokashi Juice then it should be used straight away.

applications

I had an enquiry about how often Bokashi juice can be applied to plants/foliage etc. Personally, I don't know of any scientific advice to support this question. However, I apply bokashi juice weekly to potted plants and herbs and tomatoes and they are all doing quite well.

If you are concerned, then maybe "water out" every 2 weeks and monitor. We have customers who apply bi-daily to vegetrable patches and swear by it. You need to experiment yourself. We have had horror stories once of somebody using Bokashi juice neat (without dilution) and it killed their prized native plant.

I am not going to comment any further, would suggest gardening forums for further proof of evidence. Many Thanks.