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Hi GrasshopperMaria I had noticed when doing a google search that there was a council guide to Bokashi composting. Is it something that is local coucil's project? How long has it been used there? I've only come across it in the last 6 months. So far, I have drained the liquid for fertilising but 2 w...

One of the big garden mail order companies here in Australia (www.gardenexpress.com.au) sells it for about $16 (Australian $) for 3 months supply and I saw it for sale at the Organic Festival here in Adelaide a few weeks ago. I've only just got it so haven't looked anywhere else but I've seen it ava...

A bokashi bucket is a kind of composting system. I know it is getting quite popular in Australia and New Zealand but maybe it hasn't made it's way to Europe yet. It is a japanese system that ferments the kitchen scraps first using a fermented grain. It doesn't get smelly and you can express liquid f...

I have been lucky enough to be given a Bokashi Bucket for my birthday and am busily filling it with all my leftovers! I used to keep a compost bucket and just bury it in the soil but this ferments it first. When I buried it in the soil previously I would often have some vegetables germinate from the...

Luckily our land has been established (the house is 3 yrs old) and so a lot of the hard work like retaining is all done! They also planted over a dozen fruit trees so they are well on their way to fruiting. They haven't been looked after very well so I've just given them a dose of Rapid Raiser. They...

Hi everyone I live in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia with my husband and baby daughter. We have nearly an acre of land and are currently busy building vegie patches so we can become self-sufficient in fruit and veg as much as we can. It is a lovely sunny 20 degrees outside -perfect for garden...