An international research team from Spain, China, and Australia reports that earthworms, by breaking down organic matter and mineralizing nutrients in soil, may also be reducing the number and ...

For many years, farmers and gardeners prioritized the chemical and physical properties of soils in which plants were grown over the biological properties of these soils. Thankfully, we have learned ...

‘I see a lot online about how important worms are for our gardens. Why is that?” — P.M. I like how, in 1881, Charles Darwin helped put the worms’ place in our world in pretty clear terms when he wrote ...

I encourage all local vegetable gardeners to perform an earthworm “census” this spring. Why? Earthworms play a vital role in vegetable gardens. In addition to recycling organic matter, earthworms are ...