Comments for Compost Guy | Turning Wastes Into Resources

Comment on Bokashi – The Fermentation of Organic Wastes by tsoanelo

tsoanelo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:26:13 +0000

what will happen to the laying chiekens when fed the bokashi that was fermented over 3 to 4 months?

Comment on Winter Composting 2010 by Jamie from Bellingham

Jamie from Bellingham — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:47:46 +0000

I am wondering how you separate your worms out from all of the castings and digested materials? My worm bin is ready but I’m not sure how to get them out and move them on…..
Thanks, Jamie

Comment on Aquaponics – Hydroponics as Nature Intended It by tet

tet — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:52:29 +0000

Uncle B is a facist

Comment on Winter Composting 2010 by Chet

Chet — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:49:19 +0000

Just curious where you’re located and how cold it gets. I’ve recently moved back to Alaska and am excited to experiment with an outdoor set-up once I have my own land. At the moment I’m doing everything indoors and using it in the spring. Good luck

Comment on Bokashi Basics by Chet

Chet — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:43:02 +0000

Hi all. For those of you contemplating commercial v.s. homemade bokashi here’s something to think about if $ is a concern.

I purchased a 2.2 lb bag of bokash for $12 (~$5.50/lb)
I made a 28 lb batch for approximately $19 (~$0.67/lb) and I believe it to be a fresher, superior product. If I add my labor ($20/hr) for 1 hour it comes to 28lbs/$39= ($1.39/lb)

I’m looking into the effectiveness of “indigenous bokashi” using locally harvested microorganisms, and a “filler material” of newspaper, coffee grounds or peat moss. This would be free but more labor.
One difficulty is quantifying the quality of the product.
I would love to hear more about people’s experiences…

Comment on Making Bokashi by bob prochazka

bob prochazka — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:20:05 +0000

I bought 50 lbs. of wheat bran from an animal feed store outside of Milwaukee for $11.75 including tax. Question is, how badly was this stuff sprayed during the wheat growing process and how badly would that affect the end product?
No. 2. How can I tell how active my EM solution is. It has been sitting in a 50 degree basement all winter in a closed plastic bottle. I have been treating all of the kitchen scraps all winter and while the smell has varied every time I open the bucket up, it has been acceptable with different pickling odors. I put a 55 gal. plastic garbage can on wheels in the basement and have been filling that when I need to empty my 5 gallon buckets of bokashi after leaving them sit for four to six weeks.
No. 3. Can I take the pickled kitchen garbage waste that has sat and pickled for four to six weeks and make compost tea install of burying it? That would be easier.

Comment on Compost Bin Plans – DIY Composters & More! by Philip

Philip — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:37:07 +0000

Hi Bentley,
great Article! Cant’t wait for the plans for compost toilets. Will these use compost worms to kill the pathogens or will heat do that?

Comment on My New Rechargeable Lawn Mower by graeme

graeme — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:05:55 +0000

I am looking at one of the B&D mowers. Are you still happy with it?

thanks
Graeme

Comment on Aquaponics – Hydroponics as Nature Intended It by Murray Hallam

Murray Hallam — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:50:56 +0000

Hi, love your work, our Aquaponics website does provide loads of aquaponics info.
Please visit and comment.
Regards Murray

Comment on Worm Composting Basics by Scott

Scott — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:26:06 +0000

Question, how do you collect the castings, and how often should you be taking them out? Once you have them, do you just mix straight into your soil?