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 ...

Have you noticed small, spiralled heaps on the surface of your lawn in the morning and been left scratching your head? Those ...

The finished compost/worm castings can then be removed, and new moistened bedding added in its place. You can then use the worm compost as a plant fertilizer or soil conditioner, or mix with ...

Worm composting, or vermicomposting, turns food waste into worm castings that are great for garden soil. Here's how to start worm composting at home. How to compost with worms for beginners - Los ...

Worm castings may look like soil, but they are actually small pellets that have been through the digestive tracts of worms. They won't pack down like some soils, ...

There are also beneficial nematodes, however, that prey on soil-dwelling larvae of insect pests. Worm castings owe their pest control capacity to chitinase, an enzyme that breaks down chitin, an ...

A Maine berry farmer produces the fertilizer to supplement his income after a honeybee die-off.

Rhododendrons like an acidic soil, between pH 5 and 6, so gardeners sometimes depend on acid-reaction commercial fertilizers when their soil pH needs help. When I had the castings from my worm bin ...