green materials for Hot Compost
Posted: Mon 07-Mar-2022, 23:44
Andrew, thank you for the webinar today on Composting. It did clarify some Bokashi rules I understood but were not as firmly stated in the Bokashi videos.
So two questions: Bokashi as green materials in compost. I have been using Bokashi for my kitchen scraps as I don't have a freezer to store them until I have enough for a hot compost pile (Elaine style) Since the Bokashi ins anaerobic but maintains good C:N ration for green material, I have been supplementing green component with Bokashi. Since it is compacted and hard to break down and aerate, my piles have not been as good with Bokashi. I have more anaerobic, stinky piles. Do you use it as green component in hot compost in quantity or just a small addition? You did state it is good for firing up an old pile so I have that kicking around too to utilize my Bokashi in.
Second question: aged horse manure as green material. I have a ton of carbon rich materials for compost and I just don't generate a ton of green so I get stuff off the neighbours whenever I can but there are some local stables that I could get manure with bedding from. I have heard that you have to be aware of what the horses are fed as they are not ruminants and will pass on de wormers, and herbicides if the hay they are fed has herbicides in it. Both are not good with the dewormers effecting the microbes in your compost pile and the herbicides impacting your leafy greens you are trying to grow. What would you recommend or what should I inquire about when trying to source horse manure/bedding for a compost pile here in North Vancouver?
So two questions: Bokashi as green materials in compost. I have been using Bokashi for my kitchen scraps as I don't have a freezer to store them until I have enough for a hot compost pile (Elaine style) Since the Bokashi ins anaerobic but maintains good C:N ration for green material, I have been supplementing green component with Bokashi. Since it is compacted and hard to break down and aerate, my piles have not been as good with Bokashi. I have more anaerobic, stinky piles. Do you use it as green component in hot compost in quantity or just a small addition? You did state it is good for firing up an old pile so I have that kicking around too to utilize my Bokashi in.
Second question: aged horse manure as green material. I have a ton of carbon rich materials for compost and I just don't generate a ton of green so I get stuff off the neighbours whenever I can but there are some local stables that I could get manure with bedding from. I have heard that you have to be aware of what the horses are fed as they are not ruminants and will pass on de wormers, and herbicides if the hay they are fed has herbicides in it. Both are not good with the dewormers effecting the microbes in your compost pile and the herbicides impacting your leafy greens you are trying to grow. What would you recommend or what should I inquire about when trying to source horse manure/bedding for a compost pile here in North Vancouver?