Organic fertilizers have always been a popular choice for indoor plant enthusiasts who wish to nourish their greenery ...

Bokashi and worm composting are eco-friendly ways to process your food and yard scraps, while creating nutrient-rich matter ...

Looking for creative ways to use up overripe bananas? The fruit and its peel can be used in your garden to improve soil, ...

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 productive, ...

My compost pile is teeming with red, wiggly worms. How did they get there? What are they doing? Are they beneficial in my ...

Their castings look more like evenly spread coffee grounds. They do not aerate the soil because they stay at the surface. They do not drag organic materials such as leaf litter down into their burrows ...

Jumping worms, originating from Asia, are an invasive species harmful to gardens and the environment. They reproduce rapidly and can be spread through plants, soil, equipment, and mulch. Prevent ...

These consist of worm castings, which are rich in nutrients and organic matter. In this process, soil particles along with digested organic material are coated with mucous from the worms ...

There are also beneficial nematodes, however, that prey on soil-dwelling larvae of insect pests. Worm castings owe their pest control capacity to chitinase, an enzyme that breaks down chitin, an ...

There are also beneficial nematodes, however, that prey on soil-dwelling larvae of insect pests. Worm castings owe their pest control capacity to chitinase, an enzyme that breaks down chitin, an ...

This is taken from a vermicompost, where worms till soil into worm casting. (Getty Images) By Joshua Siskin | [email protected]. PUBLISHED: March 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM PST. ... It must be ...