Worm farms have risen in popularity recently because the castings make great plant food. Did you know you can amend them to ...

Earthworms living in the soil come to the surface to deposit their castings (excrement). They are especially likely to come to the surface when the weather is rainy. (Photo courtesy of John and Debbie ...

There are many reasons I love gardening, but one of the best is there is always something new to learn. So last week, when I had an opportunity to visit a worm casting farm, I jumped at the chance. It ...

Earthworms are beneficial to healthy lawns. They tunnel through the soil consuming the soil, digesting the organisms and excreting the remaining soil. The often excrete the soil on the surface, ...

Worm castings, commonly known as vermicompost, are a remarkable byproduct produced by worms as they break down organic materials, including dead leaves, kitchen scraps, and other organic matter. As ...

"It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures." Charles Darwin made that ...

Every gardener has their secrets: How to prune the roses, their compost recipe, and of course how to grow the best vegetable. Years ago we paid a visit to a neat little nursery called High Hand ...

I received the following email from Doug Brooks, who gardens in Claremont. “For years, I have used some type of yearly insect control product to help protect my fruit trees. The last few years I have ...

In the last 8 years, I've replanted all my back yard grass into a half-acre vegetable garden with perennial and annual beds, too. However, I have been perplexed by the lack of earthworms. The previous ...