Power to the earth

Empowering people to lead sustainable lives by reducing their environmental footprint

At Zing Bokashi we are passionate about making a positive difference to improve the environment. 

Our easy to use range of home composting products will help you reduce and reuse waste, while naturally boosting the nutrients in your soil by extending the ecological lifecycle of your waste products.

Let’s do our bit to care for the earth by composting at home, at work and at school.
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What is Bokashi?

Bokashi is a Japanese word that means “fermented organic matter." Zing Bokashi is New Zealand’s original Bokashi product with over 20 years of proven results. 

Our Zing Bokashi home composting kit is simple to use because you place all your food scraps in the bucket including raw or cooked meat, citrus, and fish and poultry with small bones included. There is minimal to no odour, it doesn’t attract flies and all you need to add is a sprinkle of our Compost Zing to kickstart the fermentation process. 

Bokashi is a two-stage process. The first stage occurs when your food waste ferments in an airtight environment within the Zing Bokashi bucket. Stage two is the decomposition process which needs to take place in soil or a compost pile. Your homemade compost will be ready to use four weeks after you start your Zing Bokashi system.

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    Zing Bokashi is recommended and used by more than 20 councils and environmental organisations all over New Zealand.
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    Supporting New Zealand-made products

    We’re keen supporters of local and New Zealand made products. Our non-leaching Zing Bokashi buckets are produced in New Zealand and are made from food-grade recyclable plastic. 

    All of the raw organic materials for our Zing products are sourced locally and made at our family operated business in Tai Tapu on the outskirts of Christchurch. We’re members of Buy New Zealand Made which allows us to use the New Zealand made logo on our products.
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    The latest from Mr Bokashi's blog

    By Mr Bokashi 01 Jun, 2022
    Winter is an important time in the gardening calendar, as what you do during this time can dictate how your garden performs in the next growing season. One of the more important principals of regenerative gardening is to ‘keep the ground covered ‘ while the second principal is to 'keep roots in the ground.’ We are probably too late to get roots in the ground at this time, however, let's briefly cover this point. 'Keep roots in the ground' The most effective way to achieve this is by green or cover cropping. This is simply a matter of growing a green manure crop in any bare soil. These should have been sown out in April or May at the latest. The most common green crop is either lupins or mustard. I prefer to use rye corn because it produces dense and bulky roots, in addition to a good amount of green leaf. The many advantages of green manuring are: The ground is covered and protected against wind, rain, and sun. Weed growth is inhibited or limited. The green manure's plant roots loosen and aerate the soil. The plant roots foster both humus growth and the soil crumb structure Plant roots provide an important food source for soil bacteria and other soil-living organisms. Any green manure crops should be cut down before flowering and while the stalks are still soft. Often, we forget about our garden until after we have removed our final summer and autumn harvest. Consequently, we have overlooked the need to ‘keep roots in the ground’ and thus have to revert to the second best method.
    By Mr Bokashi 01 Dec, 2021
    We are moving into summer, and I trust your garden is thriving. However, summer also means increasing temperatures and less rainfall which can lead to issues in the garden. The main issue is soil moisture loss which must be replaced by irrigation or watering. Water your garden either early in the morning or in the evening when temperatures are not so harsh. Watering in the heat of the day can cause leaf damage plus loss of water from evaporation. To reduce evaporation, you can also mulch around plants using good quality compost or pea straw. It’s best to ‘deep water’ once or twice a week rather than a little every day. Deep watering encourages plant roots to grow more deeply so they are better able to survive the ravages of summer heat. Increasing temperatures and regular watering creates a nice environment within the plant foliage, which provides ideal conditions for plant disease and insect infestations.
    By Mr Bokashi 01 Nov, 2021
    I am sure that every gardener has experienced the unpleasant taste of bitter lettuce leaves during their gardening journey. Lettuce is one of the easiest plants to grow, however it also tends to change from sweet and juicy to bitter quickly. So, how can we prevent this and grow fresh tasty lettuce for our summer salads? Interestingly, lettuces are cool climate plants although we tend to grow them during the warmer months of the years. Heat is the first culprit when it comes to bitterness as temperature change causes the lettuce to want to start to seed which is characterised by a plant with hard inner leaves. To avoid heat stress plant your lettuces in a semi-shaded spot in your garden. If you live in a hotter area of New Zealand, you may wish to consider planting your lettuces in the cooler months of the year such as spring or autumn and avoid mid-summer.

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