Bokashi

[Susanne]

Hi,
I'm new to this site so sorry if my question seems silly. I have had bokashi bins for years and it's been very successful. When done I feed to my worms and/or add to my green Johanna. My question is, now that I have a dog can her poop be added to a bokashi bin? I was thinking of bokashi first then add to wormery and then hit compost. Would that eliminate most if not all harmful bacteria? She is wormed and fleaed monthly and has a high quality dry food diet and I also give her extra healthy gut bacteria. Up until now I pick it up bag it and throw away in the bin but I don't really like doing this. The other option I've thought about is collecting the poop and then burning it composting the ashes. Any advice would be welcome.

[Bigmallly]

Hello Susanne & welcome to the Jungle. I have never used this system so cannot comment through personal use, however this site says it can be done if you use a separate container.

Bokashi - Manic Organic Manic Organic

[Alison]

I don't have a dog but do know that sometimes the worming treatments can cause problems downstream as there will still be some left in the poop.

[Alison]

Also, can I recommend digging the bokashi into the beds where you're going to plant gross feeders, it's brilliant for them as feeds and holds water

[Jungle Jane]

There's a roundworm risk with dog & cat faeces~
"Do not use worm compost made from dog poo:
On vegetables or soft fruit
As mulch on flower beds were dogs have access or where children play."
Dog & Cat Poo - www.carryoncomposting.com
Where can it be used Maybe digging a hole & covering each layer with leaves,grass etc so it's all in one area might be better?

[Baldy]

I really wouldn't bother... the chance of roundworm might be quite low if you are only using it on flower beds etc but its not zero - so if you are doing it in any great quantity (which you'd need to be doing to make it worthwhile) the chance of something going amiss starts to stack up.
Each to their own at the end of the day

[Susanne]

Hello Susanne & welcome to the Jungle. I have never used this system so cannot comment through personal use, however this site says it can be done if you use a separate container.

Bokashi - Manic Organic Manic Organic

Thank you Bigmally. That website was helpful. I'm completely obsessed with composting and recycling so if Daisy's poop can become useful than all the better. 

[Susanne]

I don't have a dog but do know that sometimes the worming treatments can cause problems downstream as there will still be some left in the poop.

Thanks Alison,
From my research apparently the worming meds become inactive very quickly. That's why I thought to bokashi the poop first then put in a wormery to make double sure that the composting worms aren't killed. 😀