Worm castings, commonly known as vermicompost, are a remarkable byproduct produced by worms as they break down organic materials, including dead leaves, kitchen scraps, and other organic matter. As ...

Food waste — kitchen scraps, restaurant leftovers, and expired food that gets tossed out at grocery stores — decays quickly. That process generates more methane than any other material that ends up in ...

Q: I've heard that applying worm castings to the soil is an effective treatment for thrips on rhododendrons. Do you agree? If so, how thick should the layer be and is there an ideal season for it?

Q: I have a problem in my lawn. Worms make it so bumpy that I can hardly walk in my yard without twisting my ankle. Any suggestions? A: The bumps in the lawn are made of worm castings (poop). Most of ...

Consider the humble worm. Not a bone in his body, surrounded in darkness, and nowhere to go but down. Yet eco-smart gardeners -- and those who simply want free fertilizer and less trash to take to the ...

I received the following email from Doug Brooks, who gardens in Claremont. “For years, I have used some type of yearly insect control product to help protect my fruit trees. The last few years I have ...

The past few days at Our Garden has been all about worms and price tags. No, we weren’t trying to put the price tags on the worms, or put worms on price tags. The weekly Our Garden talk was on ...

Q:I've heard that applying worm castings to the soil is an effective treatment for thrips on rhododendrons. Do you agree? If so, how thick should the layer be and is there an ideal season for it?