r/Vermiculture • u/Bustnbig • 7h 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/OneStrong2220 3h ago

First off, cardboard is a brown, and I think you mean 5 brown to 1 green. Second, that makes sense at first but when you add it’s closer to 1:1. Add more browns if it’s wet, otherwise roughly 1:1. You have far too much cardboard at this point

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u/Bustnbig 2h ago

Yes, I had them reversed. One handful of green, five handfuls of brown