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 ...

Vermicomposting (vermin is the Latin word for worm) is the end product of the natural breakdown of vegetable or fruit waste by worms, leaving behind worm castings or worm manure. The species most used ...

It may be hard to wrap your head around the garden value of worm castings — the waste produced by lowly earthworms. They're collected from worm composting (vermiculture) systems, which function much ...