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 ...

I have employed hundreds of workers to transform my kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich compost for the garden. They work without pay and multiply like crazy. The workers are a hungry crew of worms -- ...

I have 1,000 new mouths to feed. It’s not as bad as it sounds. I can keep all of the little guys in my garage and feed them my garbage. At least that’s what master composter Paul Suliin says as he ...

Composting may be easier if you've got a big backyard, but it's also quite possible to compost indoors. One tried-and-true method is to employ the help of worms. “Worms are naturally part of the ...

Vermicomposting is the process of using vegetable kitchen waste from meal preparation and other organic materials to make a really fine soil amendment and letting red wiggler earthworms do all (most) ...

Many gardeners rely on compost to help improve their soils. Taking compost a step further, some gardeners use worms to break down the compost even more. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, uses red ...

There are over 7,000 known species of earthworms. Some are purple. Some live 22 feet down in the soil. Some are nine feet long. Red wigglers, Eisenia fetida, are found in the upper layers of soil rich ...

Stephanie Davies and Amber Gribben, who run Urban Worm Girl, are Chicago evangelists of the ecological benefits of worms. So it was in character for them to ask the following question last month of a ...

Meet the new goldfish for urban hipsters. From Belltown to Capitol Hill, condo and apartment residents are making room for the red wiggler, a slender worm that eats half its weight each day and ...

They arrived early on a Tuesday morning in a cardboard box. “1000 Red Worms,” read the label in large letters printed beneath the USPS tracking number. Return address: Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm. My ...