To worm or not to worm? When it comes to composting, that’s the question many savvy gardeners are pondering these days, and for good reason: Worm castings — a.k.a. poop — are the nutrient-rich organic ...

I’m no longer able to find an earthworm in my garden, whereas before, they were innumerable. What happened to them? Is there a method for how to increase earthworm population in soil? Where Did My ...

Worms, kept in a bin of biodegradable bedding, feed on food waste and release castings that are nutrient-rich. Over a period of months, the castings combine with decomposed bedding and become ...

The Stanislaus County Library will impart some especially rich knowledge: using worms to compost kitchen scraps. The public can attend free classes in June at the main library in Modesto and seven of ...

Gardeners often find Brahminy blind snakes, tiny creatures mistaken for worms. These snakes are harmless and beneficial. They ...

Adding organic amendments like composts and manures to soils supports and feeds soil microbes, enabling them to do their work of making nutrients available to plant roots. (Dillon Pilorget/2015) By ...

How do worms penetrate hard soil in summer? Earthworms are largely crevice burrowers, so they seek cracks in the soil into which they can squeeze. They move through such crevices by peristaltic ...