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To worm farm or not to worm farm? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi Punks! I am wondering what would be the best option to do some eco waste recycling at home? I am living in a small flat and have a balcony where I am trying to grow some veggies and herbs. Lately I am getting targeted apps about worm farms that you can have either in your flat (because apparently they don't smell?) Or on a balcony. Does anyone have experience with this? Or does it make more sense to simply compost? I think you can use bokashi as well to compost that has some microorganisms? I am wondering what would be the best option smell wise and suitable for smaller amounts of waste and space. If anybody has some experience to share I'd be grateful :)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm assuming a worm farm is what we call a wormery in Britain. The main thing about wormeries and bokashi is they can take cooked food waste, that's not usually advised for composting.

So in part I think it depends what your source material will be.

Our wormery can get a bit whiffy, though it's not noticeable until you take the lid off to put more stuff in. Still, not sure I'd want it inside. Bokashi seems designed for indoors.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks! It will be a bit of both, cooked and uncooked bio waste. I think I'll probably look into bokashi if it can take cooked food waste as well that seems like a good option.