Comments on: Bokashi Vermicomposting http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:08:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: andrew price http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-21699 andrew price Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:29:26 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-21699 Hi Mate You're going to have to write a book....excellent stuff Andrew Hi Mate

You’re going to have to write a book….excellent stuff
Andrew

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-13968 Bentley Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:24:51 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-13968 Manoj - it is definitely better to use wastes that are partially decomposed, since there will be a lot more microorganisms for the worms to feed on. It is also a good idea to have some sort of 'bedding' material of you are feeding the worms with water-rich veggie/fruit waste. This helps to keep things balanced and protects the worms from fluctuating conditions in the waste materials. In India, a good choice would probably be either the Blue Worm (Perionyx excavatus) or African Nightcrawler (Eudrilus eugneniae) since the are very well adapted for hot climates, and perform extremely well in these conditions. Red Worms (Eisenia fetida) are also very versatile, and are certainly used widely in India already. Not sure I understand your last question. B Manoj – it is definitely better to use wastes that are partially decomposed, since there will be a lot more microorganisms for the worms to feed on. It is also a good idea to have some sort of ‘bedding’ material of you are feeding the worms with water-rich veggie/fruit waste. This helps to keep things balanced and protects the worms from fluctuating conditions in the waste materials.
In India, a good choice would probably be either the Blue Worm (Perionyx excavatus) or African Nightcrawler (Eudrilus eugneniae) since the are very well adapted for hot climates, and perform extremely well in these conditions. Red Worms (Eisenia fetida) are also very versatile, and are certainly used widely in India already.
Not sure I understand your last question.

B

]]> By: manoj http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-13944 manoj Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:13:13 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-13944 R/sir pl guide me. is it possible to add the earthworm in the fresh vegetable waste? na dhow much quantity and which one species is good for this waste in india ? and if other species are not degrade why ? Thanks & regards manoj R/sir
pl guide me. is it possible to add the earthworm in the fresh vegetable waste? na dhow much quantity and which one species is good for this waste in india ? and if other species are not degrade why ?
Thanks & regards
manoj

]]> By: Bokashiguy http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-13448 Bokashiguy Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:37:27 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-13448 Just add a little bit of bokashi at a time, the worms thrive on itand you won't have any problems. All my bokashi goes to my worm bins. http://bokashicomposting.com Just add a little bit of bokashi at a time, the worms thrive on itand you won’t have any problems.
All my bokashi goes to my worm bins.

http://bokashicomposting.com

]]> By: not_tried_it_yet http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-13430 not_tried_it_yet Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:03:26 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-13430 One of the vermicomposting forums suggested that garden lime would be a cure for over-acid conditions. I am thinking that the people that added too much bokashi ended up with too much of an acidic situation, so garden lime added to the mix might help (or ordinary baking powder?). I am looking to try bokashi / vermiculture and have no experience yet but thought I would mention this. One of the vermicomposting forums suggested that garden lime would be a cure for over-acid conditions.

I am thinking that the people that added too much bokashi ended up with too much of an acidic situation, so garden lime added to the mix might help (or ordinary baking powder?).

I am looking to try bokashi / vermiculture and have no experience yet but thought I would mention this.

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-10416 Bentley Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:40:01 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-10416 Hi Jennifer, I actually ended up adding to much bokashi waste to one of my bins and it went really sour on me. You definitely need to be careful when adding to small indoor systems. The bokashi I added to my big outdoor bin on the other hand was consumed quite quickly. Hi Jennifer,
I actually ended up adding to much bokashi waste to one of my bins and it went really sour on me. You definitely need to be careful when adding to small indoor systems.

The bokashi I added to my big outdoor bin on the other hand was consumed quite quickly.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-10287 Jennifer Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:34:49 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-10287 Hi, I'd like to hear how your Bokashi Vermicomposting experiment went. I've been thinking of doing the same thing, but was concerned the fermented food might be too vinegary or acidic. How long was it before your worms were ready to move into it? Thanks, Jennifer Hi, I’d like to hear how your Bokashi Vermicomposting experiment went. I’ve been thinking of doing the same thing, but was concerned the fermented food might be too vinegary or acidic. How long was it before your worms were ready to move into it?

Thanks,
Jennifer

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-6853 Bentley Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:21:02 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-6853 Hi Mauricio, While there is technically no limit to the amount of waste these sorts of systems can handle (you simply make larger systems, or many smaller systems), logistically speaking both of these methods can have some limitations. In the case of bokashi, if you make a monstrous system you will end up with a huge amount of fermented waste on your hands - material that will need to be put somewhere to complete the decomposition process. I suppose it could be spread out over fields, but you would like end up creating a pretty foul odour in the area. Worm composting can definitely be done on a large scale, but the limitation there is the space required to handle lots of wastes. Unlike 'hot composting' where you can simply heap huge amounts of material in one (small) area, wastes need to be spread out very thinly in a worm composting system in order to prevent excess heating and other worm hazards (such as release of ammonia gas etc). In all honesty, I don't know what size of system would be required for 10 or 50 tons of waste, but it would definitely need to be very large. In well-functioning industrial 'flow-through' system, material is often laid down in 1 inch (per day) layers - but this will certainly depend on the type of waste being processed. As you can imagine, a LOT of surface area would be required to spread 50 tons of material out in a layer 1 inch thick! But that's certainly not to say it can't be done. Last year I posted a video that showed a large scale vermicomposting system used in Hong Kong. I'm not sure of the exact processing capacity but I'm pretty sure it's tons per day. Here is the link: http://www.redwormcomposting.com/large-scale-vermicomposting/large-scale-vermicomposting-in-hong-kong/ Hi Mauricio,
While there is technically no limit to the amount of waste these sorts of systems can handle (you simply make larger systems, or many smaller systems), logistically speaking both of these methods can have some limitations. In the case of bokashi, if you make a monstrous system you will end up with a huge amount of fermented waste on your hands – material that will need to be put somewhere to complete the decomposition process. I suppose it could be spread out over fields, but you would like end up creating a pretty foul odour in the area.

Worm composting can definitely be done on a large scale, but the limitation there is the space required to handle lots of wastes. Unlike ‘hot composting’ where you can simply heap huge amounts of material in one (small) area, wastes need to be spread out very thinly in a worm composting system in order to prevent excess heating and other worm hazards (such as release of ammonia gas etc). In all honesty, I don’t know what size of system would be required for 10 or 50 tons of waste, but it would definitely need to be very large. In well-functioning industrial ‘flow-through’ system, material is often laid down in 1 inch (per day) layers – but this will certainly depend on the type of waste being processed. As you can imagine, a LOT of surface area would be required to spread 50 tons of material out in a layer 1 inch thick! But that’s certainly not to say it can’t be done.
Last year I posted a video that showed a large scale vermicomposting system used in Hong Kong. I’m not sure of the exact processing capacity but I’m pretty sure it’s tons per day. Here is the link:
http://www.redwormcomposting.com/large-scale-vermicomposting/large-scale-vermicomposting-in-hong-kong/

]]> By: Mauricio http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-6845 Mauricio Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:06:06 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-6845 Bentley, Can Vermi and bokashi transform big amounts?What indoor or outdoor area would you need to compost 10 Tons or 50 Tons of Daily organic, mainly raw vegetable and fruit waste maybe mixed with other chunks of matter? Bentley,
Can Vermi and bokashi transform big amounts?What indoor or outdoor area would you need to compost 10 Tons or 50 Tons of Daily organic, mainly raw vegetable and fruit waste maybe mixed with other chunks of matter?

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-5760 Bentley Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:18:28 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/bokashi-vermicomposting/#comment-5760 Hi Steve, Great question! If your worm bin drains well you would probably be ok doing this, but I would definitely do so in small doses and would also test it out in part of the bin first. I've read that fish 'manure' from aquaculture doesn't work very well as a worm food (due to the high ammonia levels, I believe), but I bet if you soaked some shredded cardboard in your fish water then feed that to your worms it would work well (again, experiment with it before going gangbusters) B Hi Steve,
Great question!
If your worm bin drains well you would probably be ok doing this, but I would definitely do so in small doses and would also test it out in part of the bin first. I’ve read that fish ‘manure’ from aquaculture doesn’t work very well as a worm food (due to the high ammonia levels, I believe), but I bet if you soaked some shredded cardboard in your fish water then feed that to your worms it would work well (again, experiment with it before going gangbusters)

B

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