Seeing earthworms in soil is usually a good thing. You can encourage them with food scraps, but whether that includes tea bags depends on several factors.

For many years, farmers and gardeners prioritized the chemical and physical properties of soils in which plants were grown over the biological properties of these soils. Thankfully, we have learned ...

Have you ever wondered: What do earthworms eat? Most of us learn in school that earthworms are good for the soil and help maintain a healthy ecosystem. They are also food for a wide range of animals, ...

Worms are a bit creepy for many people and even more so when we learn a species is invasive and harmful in the garden. The damage the bad-guy worms cause is why it's a good idea to get to know worm ...

Here's a promising get-rich-quick scheme for gardeners: It's called vermiculture, or worm composting, and along with super-sizing crop yields, it cuts water bills, conditions soils and repels ...

Our back lawn looks like a football team ran across it in cleats, bringing up bits of rich, dark soil that slowly fade into the grass as it rains or they get stepped on. I couldn’t be happier. Our ...

Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root growth. They ...

This week we will take another look at some other creatures that help our gardens be pest free and healthy. Lets start with worms, beneficial earth moving garden worms. Earthworms improve gardens by ...

Plenty of Wisconsin gardeners are suffering from worm confusion. Alarms sounded a few years ago about invasive jumping worms, ramping up the anxiety for a pastime meant to enjoy and help unwind. Mulch ...