No-dig gardening
What is no-dig gardening? No-dig (or no-till) gardening is exactly as the name suggests; gardening without digging the soil. Once a bed is established, the surface is left undisturbed except […]
Bokashi composting
Podcast: The fascinating relationship between microbes, exudates and your plants
Most people don’t realize that about a third of the energy that plants are getting from the sun is used to send out exudates on the plant roots. Exudates are […]
Soil acidity and pH
Why is soil acidity and pH important? Different soils have different dispositions. Soil can be acid, alkaline or neutral. Most plants prefer a soil with a neutral or slightly acidic […]
Bokashi composting: how to get started
One of the beauties of bokashi composting is it’s simplicity and this is true from the start. What equipment do you need? All you need to get started with bokashi […]
How much bokashi bran?
Bokashi bran is packed full of the bokashi essential microbes (EM). These microbes are the magic behind bokashi composting. It’s necessary that you add enough bokashi bran to ferment your food […]
How many bokashi buckets do I need?
How many bokashi buckets do you need to set up a successful bokashi composting system? For 95% of people, the answer is 2. Why do most people need two bokashi […]
Super-sized bokashi composting
Most bokashi compost systems work perfectly with 1, 2 or maybe 3 bokashi kitchen composters processing 5 to 15 gallons of food waste a month. But this summer Bokashi Living […]
Bokashi composting review, from a self-confessed garden fanatic!
This bokashi compost review was sent by Lucy M Clark founder of Garden Ambition; a gardening blog with information on everything gardening! Why I love bokashi composting After using Bokashi […]
Bokashi and wormeries
What is worm composting? Composting with worms (or vermicomposting) is becoming an increasingly common way to compost food waste at home. Put simply, a worm composter (or wormery) is home […]
Using bokashi tea as a weedkiller
What is bokashi tea? Bokashi tea, or bokashi leachate, is the liquid that is generated by your bokashi bucket. Its most common use is as a fertilizer, to unblock bad […]