Q: I’ve heard it’s possible to get good compost from worm manure. Is this true? — Curtis Reinhardt, Shell Beach A: Yes, you can let worms eat your kitchen scraps and convert them into fertilizer. It’s ...

HOLTON — Most farmers with 4,500 head of stock usually need a lot of land. Holton resident Sean Kelly only needs a corner of his basement for his “herd.” As a vermiculture farmer, Kelly — one of the ...

With gray clouds over a busy High Street, new interns for the Kent County Master Gardeners, a University of Maryland ...

If your garden could ask, it would have only one thing on its holiday wish list: a worm bin. Experienced gardeners know that abundant harvests are fed by the health, makeup and diversity of their soil ...

Gardeners and worms go hand in hand but not all worms are the same. We commonly use one type of worm, Red Wigglers, Eisenia fetida, for vermiculture (worm composting) because they can quickly convert ...

The bag arrives in the mail, and I quickly open it to make sure they are still alive. They are! They are a squirming, writhing ball of Red Wriggler worms. Their Latin name is Eisenia fetida, and among ...