r/Vermiculture • u/Bustnbig • 18h ago

Advice wanted Will my bin volume decrease?

I am about three months into my worm bin adventure. Worms seem happy and I haven’t had any serious issues.

The only problem I have is that my bin is full. All the way to the top full.

The class I took recommended a 5 to 1 green to brown ratio. So for the past 3 months I have been adding more and more shredded cardboard as I fed the worms. The bin is now 4 in of dirt and 18 inches of cardboard.

I can’t add anymore cardboard. Do I need to remove cardboard or will the volume eventually go down?

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u/Bustnbig 13h ago

The goal is to have healthy worms and not throw away cardboard/food. Seriously, that is it.

I have a huge garden that I haven’t even planted for three years so I have no idea what I am going to do with worm casings. Give them away probably

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u/SooMuchTooMuch 6h ago

Good goal! Similar to mine.

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u/ayam_goreng_kalasan 1h ago

Time for the second bin, and maybe the third. Currently, I have 4 (60x40cm) that I rotate to feed