Organic composting has become increasingly popular, and one fairly straightforward way to accomplish it is the installation of a worm farm. Raising earthworms for composting or commercial bait, also ...

Vermicompost (worm fertiliser) is easy to make. Talitha Cherry, horticulturist at Western Cape wine estate Babylonstoren, and Franz and Sue Mentz of Wurmbosch Wormery and Organics outside Stellenbosch ...

I first learned about ‘in situ’ worm communities several years ago in fruit orchards. Farmers were using a combination of in-orchard and in-ground vermiculture (cultivating/farming of worms) and ...

Home composting is essential for serious gardeners. Affectionately known as "black gold", compost is the nutritious, loamy material you get from letting organic matter decompose. It enriches the soil ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 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 ...

It stinks and it's disgusting - anyone who composts in their garden has to deal with these prejudices time and again. However, if it is set up correctly, there is no odor. With the help of worms, it ...