Randy White, creator of the social networking site Bright Neighbor, preaches about the miracle of the worms. "Red wiggler worms, I believe, are better than gold." He's trying to turn into believers ...

A red wiggler cocoon is very interesting to see up close. Read more about how they’re formed. Photo: Patricia Vollmer. If you followed our guide from last weekend about setting up your own worm bin, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red wigglers from Will's Worms, a home-based business owned by siblings Will and Alyssa Hatanaka, ages 7 and 8. (Mariah Tauger / ...

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 ...

ave you ever thought of creating a nutrient-rich soil using...worms? Vermicomposting (vermin is the Latin word for worm) is the end product of the natural breakdown of vegetable or fruit waste by ...

Hi, my name is Wanda/Willie Red Wiggler Worm (Eisenia fetida) and I live in a worm bin. The bin is cared for by a local garden lover who uses the end product to fertilize her plants. My bin, where I ...

The coffee grounds and carrot peels you scraped into the trash this morning are the raw ingredients for a fertilizer that sells for as much as $7 a pound, and, in a growing number of places, throwing ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

Q: I live in an apartment and would like to compost using worms. Can you tell me more about how to get started? A: Composting using worms is called vermicomposting. This type of composting uses worms ...

Worms stir fascination in kids. They wiggle and squirm, and seemingly vanish into the dirt. And adults aren't immune to such interest. Worms are incredibly useful - especially to the backyard gardener ...