Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 After spending £25 on my bokashi bins (not to mention the bran) I feel a bit guilty not to be using them. I had 2 disasters when it didn't work and it's really put me off. Is anyone having any success with them? Can you encourage me to have another go?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 my chooks eat most of our kitchen waste now so theres not a lot left for the bin so we were getting horrible mouldy stuff that I tipped into the ordinary compost, then reaslised its supposed to do that it rots down really quickly then, the juice out of the bottom is good as a plant feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 The first couple I did went the way the blurb says - not mouldy but kind of pickley looking. Just a pickley smell too. The next couple went into a mouldy sludgy disgusting mess . I don't think it was supposed to do that . I ended up putting it in the bin rather than the compost . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I've been using mine for a while now, but my husband says it's worse than the wormery!! It doesn't matter what I do, it smells. I never throw it away though, no matter what it looks like, just dump it in with the compost or use for lining a trench for beans etc. It always rots in the end. Since getting the chickens, there is a little less kitchen waste (though the girls don't eat as much of it as I would like), so feed the bokashi bran to them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I use mine and get mixed results but I put it on the compost no matter what it looks or smells like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I never got mine to work that well and now stick to the worm bin/tumbling composter and, of course, the cats and chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I gave up too after they started to smell of vomit. Now I feed the bokashi to the chickens and compost the veg matter etc, but had to forget abou the bones and dairy bits. Most disappointing, but I hear they use it all the time in Japan so maybe I'm doing something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I've never really had a problem with mine, occasionally a batch is a bit stronger smellying, more like an odd pickled smell really. One thing I was advised was not to wash the bin out too well after emptying it, a good rinse is all they need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 I got that pickley smell on my first two but the next two just went mouldy and mushy and disgusting . I do plan to have another go but haven't got round to it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I gave up as I couldn't stand the smell of vomit when I opened it. Been using up the Bokashi by mixing it in with the girls feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I have a couple of these bins in my shed - never used I bought them and then decided against using them, too many other things going on at the time to add this to the list plus I worried about trying to find places in the garden to dig the contents in as it is only a small garden....thinking of trying to give them away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
