Earthworms help soil become healthy and healthy soils are good habitats for earthworms — so the process is cyclical. “It's a bit like the egg and the chicken,” Butt adds. Plus, earthworm castings are ...

Earthworms don't often get the credit — but should — for their important role in the garden and beyond. ... eat organic matter and produce rich humus via their poop or, more politely, worm casts.

The earthworms will need a temperature of at least 25 F, and dark, moist soil. Place moistened paper scraps into one half of the worm box. Place the worms on top and give them opportunities to hide.

The worm was slowly writhing, as if trying to escape. I knew who to ask about this, and sent off a text and a video to my entomologist neighbor, Leon. Meanwhile I discovered that slugs, like their ...

Our backyard is covered in worm poop. You undoubtedly have experienced earthworms of late and maybe even their castings. I know I am getting lots of questions about those lumps of soil all over lawns.