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The bokashi can then be used as an incredible way to inoculate your soil with these be-
neficial microbes. The 2.5 gallons of final product left in that pail will inoculate 500
square feet of garden. It can be put on top of the soil or dug in. It can also be dried to in-
crease storage time by spreading it out on a tarp in the sun for a few hours.
While bokashi is traditionally a good way to make use of waste materials, it is now of-
ten dried and used in the kitchen to help pickle fruit and vegetable waste. Every time you
put the waste into a waste bucket, a small handful of dried bokashi is sprinkled on top.
Odors are controlled extremely well. You can buy buckets that allow you to drain the ex-
cess water from the waste bucket, but they're rather pricey, so some people may want to
just drill a couple of holes in the bottom of the bucket and let it drain into another contain-
er.
When the waste bucket is full, you can bury the waste in the garden or compost. Be-
cause it's infused with these microbes, it will break down extremely fast. You can even
put meat and dairy in the bucket, which some people don't like to put in their compost. If
made with bran, bokashi can also be fed to livestock at a rate of 3-5% of their food.
