Leachate

Post date: May 18, 2020 1:16:38 AM

Uma Sashikanth

Question: "This is the composter bin I have it’s from the liquid is from the bottom tray almost accumulated past one year"

Ok, we are talking about leachete. Kindly use the right terms to save everyone’s time.

Sadly you may have to throw that liquid away.

Leachete forms when water in the nitrogenous matter drains. It is hugely beneficial to plants. Like a tonic. But has to be used immediately. Fresh.

If left to collect, it is anaerobic liquid that will house disease and pathogens. Anything without air won’t have beneficial microbes.

So pls throw it away.

The question to ask is why is there so much leachete. Ideally you should have just a cupful occasionally. Two possible reasons:

1. Your bin is in the outdoors. Rain will create leachete. Place your bin in the shade of a tree or patio.

2. The brown leaves are less. For one portion of kitchen waste you need two portions of brown. To absorb the moisture.

Apply fresh leachete to plants - diluting 20 to 200 times deending in concentration. You ah e dilute to get just one shade darker than plain water. This is for fresh leachate.

This one sadly needs to be discarded.