Starting your Bokashi Composting System
We have had some requests from customers to provide more information on getting started with your first Zing Bokashi Composting System.
Like anything new, getting started with Bokashi can be exciting but also daunting. Luckily, our Zing Bokashi composting process is simple and easy to master.
One of the greatest advantages of our composting system is that you can put all your kitchen food waste in your composting bucket including citrus, raw or cooked meat, fish, and chicken (including small bones).
This means you can lessen your environmental footprint and avoid food waste going to landfill, while creating high-quality nutrient-rich compost for your garden. The closed-loop system means that your food waste is going back into the earth to fuel your next crop of home-grown vegetables or to enhance your flower beds.
Top tips for successful composting:
1) Collect your food waste throughout the day in a closed-lid container (this prevents fly larvae from entering your compost)
2) Ensure your food waste is fresh and has not started to putrefy (keep food waste containers in a cool spot out of direct sunlight)
3) Only add your collected food waste to the Bokashi system once a day
4) Remove excess air for better fermentation (do this by pressing down on your food waste with a potato masher or similar item)
5) Drain Bokashi liquid regularly (every 2-3 days – you can use it to feed your garden or to clear clogged pipes naturally)
For more detailed information on how to compost with Zing Bokashi please click here. To learn more about the Zing Bokashi Composting Kit options click here.
There is also a fantastic video put out by Wellington City Council which details the composting process. Click here to view the video.
See you next month
Mr Bokashi








