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Siberian · March 14, 2014

I've noticed that in my homemade bokashi buckets I inevitably get the blue/green mold on the bottom of the inner bucket, right where the drainage holes are. My guess is that as the juice drips to the bottom bucket, some drips just hang out before they are big enough to actually drop to the bottom bucket (kind of like when you turn off your faucet and that one drip just stays on the end of the spout), and they develop the mold.

The only place I see the blue/green mold is those drainage holes on the inner bucket, never inside the actual fermentation area of the bucket. I've read blue mold is a reason to toss it out and start over, but I'm assuming such a small amount is no big deal. Any thoughts?

March 14, 2014	#90
Siberian Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 49	Mold in the bokashi bin I've noticed that in my homemade bokashi buckets I inevitably get the blue/green mold on the bottom of the inner bucket, right where the drainage holes are. My guess is that as the juice drips to the bottom bucket, some drips just hang out before they are big enough to actually drop to the bottom bucket (kind of like when you turn off your faucet and that one drip just stays on the end of the spout), and they develop the mold. The only place I see the blue/green mold is those drainage holes on the inner bucket, never inside the actual fermentation area of the bucket. I've read blue mold is a reason to toss it out and start over, but I'm assuming such a small amount is no big deal. Any thoughts?