Bokashi Microbes

[The3rdMan]

I have read that top dressing Bokashi onto your soil is recommended because it increases the microbial activity in the soil. If Bokashi is used to top dress, is it necessary to add microbes to your soil or does Bokashi supply all of the microbes we need?

Are there any guidelines when incorporating Bokashi into the soil or used as top dress of how much to use and how often?

 

[waterproof808]

Bokashi is primarily used for odor control and as a compost accelerant, somewhere along the line some cannabis growers started marketing it to growers as this sort of "miracle" additive for your soil. You dont need to use it all and will be completely fine without it. Better to spend your money on quality worm castings or compost, those will provide a much more diverse set of beneficial microbes than fermented rice bran ever will.

 

[The3rdMan]

Bokashi is primarily used for odor control and as a compost accelerant, somewhere along the line some cannabis growers started marketing it to growers as this sort of "miracle" additive for your soil. You dont need to use it all and will be completely fine without it. Better to spend your money on quality worm castings or compost, those will provide a much more diverse set of beneficial microbes than fermented rice bran ever will.

I was thinking about combining soil and dry amendments, adding Bokashi to digest or break down the dry nutrients before planting. Then, shouldn't nutrients be more available for uptake?

 

[Bspectral]

Yes, combine them all......bokashi,super-bokashi,worm castings,chito-sal,bio-fuse,microbial mass, etc., top-dressing veg ... for soil/soiless mix combinations up to transplanting for transitioning to bloom.....and spray with mag/sulfer

 

[Week4@inCharge]

I have this idea of looking for the densest growth of anything (got weeds) in my backyard, and just scoop up some of that dirt (just a little) and sprinkle that top of my soil.

 

[GenericEnigma]

I have this idea of looking for the densest growth of anything (got weeds) in my backyard, and just scoop up some of that dirt (just a little) and sprinkle that top of my soil.

This can work with a living soil.

If you're running something more sterile, outdoor dirt invites guests such as weed seeds and bug eggs. Without a living soil to guard against, say, spider mites or aphids, it could become a hassle.

Either way, it can be a risk (and one which I take regularly).