If your garden could ask, it would have only one thing on its holiday wish list: a worm bin. Experienced gardeners know that abundant harvests are fed by the health, makeup and diversity of their soil ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Rocio Egio / For The Times) To worm or not to worm? When it comes to composting, that's the question many savvy gardeners are ...

The bag arrives in the mail, and I quickly open it to make sure they are still alive. They are! They are a squirming, writhing ball of Red Wriggler worms. Their Latin name is Eisenia fetida, and among ...

Two of the most common earthworms found in our area are redworms and nightcrawlers. Redworms (eisenia foetida, also known as red wiggler worms) are shallow dwellers, living in the top 12 inches of the ...

Many gardeners rely on compost to help improve their soils. Taking compost a step further, some gardeners use worms to break down the compost even more. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, uses red ...

Gardeners and worms go hand in hand but not all worms are the same. We commonly use one type of worm, Red Wigglers, Eisenia fetida, for vermiculture (worm composting) because they can quickly convert ...

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 ...

Scott talks with NPR's Ketzel Levine about red wiggler worms. These are worms that can be put to work turning kitchen waste into compost. New York City worm expert Naomi Bloom also joins the ...

NOW THAT SUMMER has officially arrived and your garden is growing like crazy, your vegetable garden is in productive mode and the daylight is long — here is a very timely article on the highly ...

Wriggly, voracious Eisenia fetida — red wiggler worms — could be the new livestock for Southern California gardeners ... if only they were easier to find. The demand for composting worms skyrocketed ...