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Bokashi and potting compost

 
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I'm hoping to grow main crop potatoes in pots next year as I don't have a huge growing space and want to prioritize high value crops in the ground. This does mean that I will need compost/soil for the pots, which would get expensive very quickly. Has anyone generated lots of compost using bokashi over one winter? I haven't tried bokashi yet but it seems like a good way to deal with kitchen scraps and make "soil".

I'm planning to have 10x30litre pots. We generate about 5litres of scraps a week, a bit more if you include egg boxes and that sort of carbon-rich waste.

Interested to hear people's thoughts/tips.
 
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Hi, Zoe

I am sorry that no one has answered your question.

I feel that you might be able to add bokashi to soil or potting soil to make your idea work.

Mike said, "Also, Robert Pavlis has an interesting spin he calls The Instant Soil Factory:
"Take your Bokashi ferment and homogenize it in a blender to make a smoothy out of it. Then pour it into the soil. Mix it up and you are done. Instant fortified soil with no waiting period.
The ferment homogenizes very easily in the blender since the food scraps are already mushy and contain a lot of water.
You can also replace the soil with coir and produce a product free of insects and plant diseases. The coir is quite dry and easily absorbs all of the liquid in the ferment.



https://permies.com/t/78784/Bokashi-Composting#699222

Here are some other threads that might be of interest to you or others:

https://permies.com/t/224176/composting/Compost-Input-Spent-Potting-Soil

https://permies.com/t/147364/Soil-building-potting-mix-containers
 
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