Worm castings, often referred to as “black gold” in the gardening community, are an organic gardener’s secret weapon for creating healthy, vibrant plants and enriched soil. These nutrient-rich pellets ...

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 ...

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 ...