The Kitchen Garden Company

The Japanese have been using Bokashi Balls for a number of years to clean up contaminated waterways. Consisting of Bokashi–an microbially innoculated wheat bran–Effective Microbes, Molasses and a special ceramic powder which helps reflect infared radiation, Bokashi Balls are reported to help clear sludge and slime up and reduce toxin levels.

Our own Kitchen Garden Company Experimental–and unfinished–pond has become clouded by an algae bloom and constantly looks muddy. Because there is a significant amount of wildlife in the pond we do not want to drain it or treat it with anything which is not organic and natural.

Hence we are going to experiment with Bokashi Balls to see if they can make any difference. We will also be using these home-made clay balls to reduce the sludge and odor problems in our septic system.

To read about the how we made the Bokashi Balls and to track our progress, please visit here.

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