r/Vermiculture

Hi,

I am conducting my Master's research on decentralized biowaste conversion techniques (BSF, vermicomposting, and Bokashi) in Europe and Philippines.

Before launching the full survey across European institutions, we are running a short 8-minute pilot test to evaluate question flow, clarity, and technical terminology. Given your background, your feedback would be exceptionally valuable.

If you are interested in, please let me know and I will gladly send you the link.

Thank you very much for your time and support!

Best regards,

Leila Rahnama

After a few previous posts about having way too much food for my worms, I thought I’d give bokashi a go to help break it all down and spread out the feeding a bit.

The worms were happy and healthy before I added the first batch of fermented food, but now I’m wondering if I’ve made a mistake!

Has anyone else tried feeding bokashi to their worms? Keen to hear how others have gone with it and whether I’ve stuffed up here?

My cat passed away two days ago after being very sick, and I decided to bury him at home in a large plant pot because I couldn't bear the thought of leaving him somewhere far away.

I live in an apartment in Yangon, Myanmar, so I don't have a garden where I can bury him directly in the ground. I have a large pot on my veranda, and I buried him underneath a Chinese perfume plant.

The pot is around 1.5 feet tall and has a drainage hole at the bottom. I covered his body completely with soil, and there is a fairly thick layer of soil above him. The pot is in an open area with good airflow. It gets direct sunlight in the morning and then mostly shade/indirect light later in the day.

My biggest worry now is **whether there will be a bad smell as the body decomposes**. The weather here is quite hot, and I'm worried that the smell might become strong enough for my family or neighbors to notice.

I also want to make sure the plant stays healthy.

I've been reading about things like **biochar, charcoal, lime, sawdust, etc.** being used in burials or composting, but I'm getting very different advice and I'm not sure what is actually safe for a plant pot.

So I would really appreciate advice from anyone who knows about soil, decomposition, gardening, or has experience burying a pet in a planter:

* Is a large pot like this suitable for burying a cat? * Is having a drainage hole enough? * Is a thick layer of soil above the body enough to control odor? * Would adding a small amount of horticultural biochar/charcoal to the top of the soil help with odor? * Should I avoid lime because of the plant? * Is there anything I should or **shouldn't** do from this point onward? * Could decomposition eventually cause liquid or odor to come out through the drainage hole?

This is my current pot and plant: [https://www.reddit.com/u/No\\\_Crab\\\_4091/s/IHdFUFxM0s\](https://www.reddit.com/u/No\_Crab\_4091/s/IHdFUFxM0s)

I don't want to disturb him or dig him up. I just want to take care of the pot properly and give him a peaceful resting place.

I'm already grieving quite badly, so I'd really appreciate practical advice without judgment.

Thank you.

So been doing it a while now. Moved from a worm factory to 17 gallon 3 tote system

The mix is cardboard coir some rock dust

I store finished castings in the bottom

Inoculation bin two

feed top only once every week or two. The bins are not dry nor wet

I have worms at every level lots of them. When I move the mix in the bin to bury feed they are everywhere

Been in the bin 6 months now, worms are happy but still not finished

How long should it take?