Absolutely! All food waste can be put into your bokashi composter. https://bokashiliving.com/what-can-i-put-in-my-bokashi-kitchen-composter/

Feremented foods are fine in the bokashi composter. Many of the bacteria are similar to those in the bokashi bran and therefore some people have noted that adding fermented foods actually speeds up the bokashi process.

Yes, you can add scoby to your bokashi bucket. In fact some people have noted that adding scoby speeds up the bokashi process. However, you should limit the amount of green/blue mouldy food that you add to the bokashi bucket. Too much mouldy food can cause your bokashi bucket to go bad.

Hi - I am new to bokashi, and have ben alternating between two buckets and have been doing all the things as described... but keep finding little white maggots in the bin - i just feel so frustrated as I am being so diligent about what I put in, small pieces, minimal liquids, no mouldy food. Push down the food, only open the bin once a day, drain the juice. Mostly just vegetable matter and unprocessed food going in as we are vegetarian. I was using the spray but then got the bokashi grain mix to add that too, and am quite generous with it. Can you help?

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Can I throw fermented foods into the bokashi bucket? Since the food is already inoculated with other bacteria and yeast, will that effect the bokashi system negatively in any way?

Hi can I put a scoby into the bokassa bucket? What about food with mould on it?

Yes, the acidity of the fermentation process will damage most seeds and stop them from growing. If you have lots of seeds in your bucket, make sure to ferment it thoroughly (add plenty of bran and leave it for at least two weeks), before adding it to your garden.

do seeds die in the fermenting process? i want to add the bedding from my bird cage to the bucket: fibre hemp, seeds and bird droppings. but i don't want my garden overrun by weeds from the bird seed.

Absolutely! Small amounts of plant-based oils such as olive oil and vegetable oil are easily composted in the bokashi composter. You should avoid adding large quantities of these oils to your bokashi bucket as too much liquid can cause your bin to go bad. And, as you say, no petroleum oils!

We regularly get asked about adding vinegary items to the bokashi bucket. These can actually be added to your bokashi bucket. The bokashi microbes thrive in an acidic environment, so it is fine to add acidic and vinegary items to your bokashi bucket. So next time, you can just add them with the rest of your food scraps.

Is the tea bag fully compostable? If not, you will probably want to keep it out of your bucket. Many tea bags include plastic within the fabric of the tea bag; that is why you may find tea bag ?skeletons? in your garden soil if you include tea bags in your bokashi bin. If you choose to add tea bags to your bokashi bin you might want to consider the following: - Ripping the tea bag before adding to your bin to speed up decomposition; - Buying compostable tea bags; - Sieving your compost after its finished its second stage and disposing of any non-composted tea bag skeletons; - Simply mixing the tea bags back into the soil, they will disappear eventually. Remember if you are adding tea bags to your garden soil, there is a small risk that you are adding (very small) quantities of plastic to your soil. Just something to consider. You might also be interested in reading this article microplastics in our soils.

From the article: "What can?t you put into your Bokashi Bucket? Glass, plastic, oil, or harmful chemicals." You mean motor oil, right? I'm sure food scraps that have olive oil or vegetable oil are fine, right?

I had a bowl of vinegared tomatoes which I did not put in Bokashi as I thought the vinegar would affect the microbes. Was this the correct decision ?

Can l put tea bags in the bucket.