How to Make Effective Microorganisms (EM1) | Bokashi Compost

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Happy composting,
Simon & Jessica
#permaculture #compost #EM1

[travelersworldcafellc]

A cheap and quick DIY way to encourage better fermentation is to tell you users to put a balloon on top of the bottle you can see the fermentation that way and the back pressure helps the fermentation and a balloon is like $0.10 and will improve your process

[robknowles]

Big hello from Mountain Apple Farm intentional community on the western ranges of Motueka on the south island.
Very informative video on making EM1, very inspiring, and great to hear a strong kiwi accent, my daughter and her husband are on the hunt for a large drum to start making the brew. We can see it would be beneficial on some of the steeper paddock's on the property, we've been farming organically here for 35 years, but only just started restorative farming in the last couple of years, to good effect I might say. Keep up the good work

[werewolf]

Thank you, this is the first video explaining how to create em yourself and not only promoting a shelf product.
From now on I'll share this video.
I tried starting my own little bokashi in the flat with Sauerkraut juice (pickled cabbage) and some old kombucha.
It actually smelled like pickles after a week and got this white mold you see in many bokashi videos. Didn't had store bought EM solution neither did I drain my bucket.

Thanks alot

[gardenmoment]

why Potassium is important in plants:
- Potassium regulates the opening and closing of stomata thus regulating the uptake of CO2 thus enhancing photosynthesis.
- It triggers activation of important biochemical enzymes for the generation of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). ATP provides energy for other chemical and physiological processes such as excretion of waste materials in plants.
- It plays a role in osmoregulation of water and other salts in plant tissues and cells.
- Potassium also facilitates protein and starch synthesis in plants.
- It activates enzymes responsible for specific functions.

[surfviewgardens]

Great video. Thanks. I hadn't seen anyone spray EM1 in their compost bin or on the sawdust used for the composting toilet. That's brilliant. I have seen people add JMS to their pigs' water - which is supposed to make the pigs' poop not smell. I bet the EM1 would work well with that, too. Thanks again. - Jim from Phoenix

[JTNZ]

To make EM-1 as learned from the "Future cannabis project" YouTube channel.

- Worm casings
- LAB or Kombucha vinegar
- Brewers yeast
- Molasses

Mix all together but NOT the molasses
(Each input is 1 part)

- Add 20 parts water to the input, stir, then add the molasses.
- Keep at 26 degrees C until a pH4 is reached

[mvvliet]

Heeei Simon and Jessica! Amigos! Its Mirko from the Netherlands :) I just got back from my trip through South America. Day 1, im making my organic compost for on the balcony of my apartment. And I stumbled on the video and heard your familiar voices, great!:) Besides, It's the best video explainer out there on Bokashi and how to save some money. (I checked a few) Now on to the local shop to buy buckets. Great vid, muchisimas gracias!

[bambarayon]

Great upload my dearest friends and stay blessed 😍👌💫💫🤝🤝👍👍

[robknowles]

Cheers Simon, thanks for the info on timing for application
We also dug out some of the solids, dug a trench, back filled it with compost and planted leeks.
The comfrey I put in came out like sauerkraut, really pickled, and the smell of the leachate changed again, more acceptable 🤭

[brianlorenz]

Thank you Simon for sharing this. I'm a Filipino living in Sydney and love growing and consuming things organic. I'm going to make this as I make big loads of Boakashi collecting food scraps from neighbours.

[mnasery]

Hey Simon, I wanna let you know I made the fertilizer using your instruction, and it worked for my bokashi composting. I' so happy . Thanks a lot .

[carolscabinas]

Awe thanks mate, that was awesome! Don't loose that accent. Its great.

[HANIHAO]

Very good
Have a good day with neture my friend
🙏🙏🙏

[colinswainson]

Hi Simon, I’m a kiwi living in Japan who loves gardening and it’s the first time I have heard about bokashi, i would hope some farmers still use bokashi here but they love their chemical fertilizers and apply it liberally on everything.
In order to become a organic farm here you just have to tell the government you will use 30% less chemical fertilizers on your crops ( crazy ) . So I will start using it on my garden and show the farmers around here the results that their is a better way :) .
My question to you is have you had any experience with worm composting toilets ? and also adding bokashi to the tank ? Basically it’s a normal flushing rain water toilet that has a tank that collects the brown waste ( poo ) and the worms eat the poo in the tank and the urine and waste water flows on into a trench with wood chips to use and replenish soil on your garden . Do you see any problems with adding bokashi to the tank with worms and will bokashi break down human poo like it breaks down kitchen waste and breakdown faster ? I look forward to your reply, Thank you and keep the videos coming 👍🏻 🇳🇿

[davidschmidt]

Really cool, thanks!
Had no idea that even though I have all the components there, that there still might not be the right organisms there that I want/need!!
PS ....I'm a big fan of composting!!
YAY 👏👏👏
PSPS ....I heard a preacher once God told that He love's compost!!!
🎉🎉🎉

[briangrowsthings]

EM1 is a specific consortium of microorganisms and is actually a brand name of a particular product. You are making a microbial innoculant, but it isn't EM1; they are just EM's. And thats great! I'm not sure using EM1 to describe what you've made is really fair to the people who own the EM1 brand. Love the video though and keep up the great work. The more of this very helpful content the better for the future of humanity!

[wailenglai]

Thank you so much. God bless you and your family 😊

[sjt]

Aesome video. Glad to know that sawdust can even be used. First time I've seen it done that way. Have seen it done with shredded paper, but would have to be careful as to what type of paper due to dioxins in bleached paper, plastic coated paper which is absolutely insidious now.

I made 50 LBs bokashi using wheta bran my first year, doing 100 LBs this year. Gave my local friend / nursery lady a small sample bag & she was shocked that her compost turned to soil right in her bucket within several weeks haha ;-) She now wants me to produce it for her business so she can sell it, which I am happy to do.

I have noticed many wild mushrooms popping up in my soil after using bokashi activated composting base. Such a good sign of healthy soil when mycelial growth is strong.

[mattallen]

I made it straight away 👍
Legends
Jervis bay Australia

[robknowles]

Hi Simon

Just a quick update from the folks at Mountain Apple, we sprayed the first of the leachate a couple of days ago, I picked the most bony and infertile parts, as it's spring and everything else is going gangbusters. We've had no rain,
And I have to say, the clover and plantain just shot up a couple of cm within 24hrs!
I keep checking it to make sure I'm not fooling myself.
We've set up a second 200ltr drum