Bokashi Composting Part 2: Using the liquid 'waste'

The liquid from the bottom of the bin

Over the last year, I've been experimenting with Bokashi composting. A lot of claims have been made online about this anaerobic composting method.

I was thinking about uses for the thick, sometimes sticky, liquid that collects at the bottom of the bin. It must be full of all kinds of good stuff - microbes and nutrients and their organic waste, plus whatever filters down from the scraps during the process.

I saw online that it could be used for unclogging drains. The claim I saw was that the Effective Micro-organisms (EM) that do the work in the Bokashi composting method can colonize drains and help remove and prevent clogging.

We've had frequent trouble with this in the past, so I gave it a go.

Once a week, for two weeks, I drained off the liquid from the Bokashi bin and poured it down the most troublesome drains - the bathroom and laundry.

The verdict? It works! After the two weeks, we noticed a distinct improvement in the rate of water leaving our bathtub. The next week, all was clear.

I have unclogged all of our drains using no other method beside using the Bokashi liquid. No manual removal of clogs, no other drain cleaners, just this wonderful liquid. A maintenance dose once a week keeps things flowing nicely

The interesting thing is that the liquid that comes in the spray bottle doesn't do nearly such a good job. I let the drains clog again over the next month and tried the store bought stuff. No joy.

I'm a Bokashi convert, even if it is just for this!

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