Garbage Enzyme - Part 1
I've heard about garbage enzyme, but never really made an effort to read up more about it. During the last CNY balik kampung with hubby, we heard from hubby's relatives about making their own garbage enzyme. It was like a rage in the northern states. After listening to them, hubby and I decided... Ok, let's do some research on garbage enzyme, and if it's doable, why not give it a shot, right? Since we live in a condo, it's impossible to have a compost, so this garbage enzyme idea was pretty interesting.

I did some research and found loads of information about garbage enzyme. It's said that several people had learnt the method from an alternative medicine practitioner in Thailand by the name of Dr Rosukon Poompanvong. Since then, these people have been spreading the method and educating the community about the benefits of garbage enzyme. Preparations to make your own garbage enzyme is relatively simple. Just follow this ratio:- 1:3:10

1 part brown sugar/molasses
3 parts garbage (fruits make an excellent choice i.e: oranges, lemon, pineapple etc)
10 parts water

Here's a few website to make garbage enzyme at home:-
http://www.o3enzyme.com/enzymeproduction.htm
http://garbageenzyme.com/

The Star Online also had an article on garbage enzyme here.

Oh tangerine~~~

This is our little experiment with garbage enzyme. We had quite a bit of leftover tangerines from CNY, so it was a good opportunity for us to try making our own garbage enzyme. You will need to use a plastic bottle, as the fermentation process will cause the bottle to expand (glass bottles can't expand, hence they are not a good option). We used a 1.5 litre plastic bottle.

After adding the brown sugar/molasses.

After you've mixed all the ingredients in the bottle, be sure the screw the bottle cap tightly and keep the bottle in a dry place, away from sunlight. For the first 30 days of the fermentation process, slowly release the bottle cap a little to allow the air inside the bottle to come out. After 30 days, the fermentation process would be stable, and you won't need to open the cap. And after 3 months, you simply filter the residue out and your enzyme is good to go (so says the websites).

Since this is our first experiment making our own garbage enzyme, I'll keep you guys updated on the fermentation process ya. As of this morning, we saw tiny bubbles forming already. I added 2 extra days to the fermentation process because I'm going by the 30 days calendar, and February is short of 2 days. I've read some other blogger's garbage enzyme experiment, and some even use dragon fruit!

I think it's a pretty good experiment too, as it's also beneficial not only Mother Nature, but also to one's way of life. Not all waste is suitable to make the enzyme of course (meat is not recommended, unless you want the fermentation process to stink like high heaven~).