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 ...

The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It’s better than fertilizer when it comes to providing a nutrient-rich growing environment for plants. Composting is easy and inexpensive, and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Turning food scraps into compost helps reduce waste and put precious nutrients back into our soil. That's why composting is great for environment and for plants and vegetables.

Has this cold, dreary weather been making you wish you could get outside and play in the “dirt”? Or perhaps you’re looking for ways to improve your garden soil during the winter. Worm composting, or ...

Bill Abresch explains worm composting and Tonya Ashworth talks about organic gardening. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local worm farmer with Happy Daze Worm Farm Bill ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Scientists have long known how beneficial earthworms are for soil, and that concept has taken root in one composting business in West Michigan. Luis Chen started his micro ...

In a world increasingly driven by eco-consciousness and sustainability, innovative solutions are emerging to address our environmental challenges. One such solution is vermicomposting, which ...

Are you aware that the awful-smelling kitchen trash can be turned into cheap compost for your crops? Vermicomposting or worm composting, converts kitchen waste and other organic waste into ...

Meggie Smith has never liked worms much — she’s just not a nature person. But now she’s letting about a thousand of the slimy creatures live in her Evanston garage. There, in a covered bin next to her ...

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 ...