Burried Bokashi

[Ashleyporter]

A few weeks ago I pulled back my mulch and buried my bokashi in my garden. I couldn’t resist digging it back up to see what was going on. The worms are loving it and it seems to be microbially active. Is that what I’m seeing? Is it just exposure to oxygen? Fungal activity? What am I looking at? It feels like a good thing for my soil.

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[Danoost]

Great to hear. You need to look and you're asking all the right questions. Some people who do this for a living can identify fungi at a glance. Others need a microscope.

I'm not an expert on identifying fungi but I can almost say with certainty that the white fuzzy stuff you're looking at is in this family.

Available nutrients and minerals in the buried bokashi are further broken down by specialized microbes (bacteria, fungi, nematodes...) who hold onto these tasty tidbits. Some of these nutrients are released when predators consume them and excrete wastes. You're now using natures free fertilizer factory to cycle nutrients and feed plants.

[troy]

i dug up the area where i buried bokashi a few weeks ago and found this ginormous worm! the bokashi is all gone, there are are some big fat worms in its place.