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 ...

The Friends of Mounds State Park invites the community to their Annual Native Plant Sale on May 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mounds State Park. This year’s sale will feature more than 50 ...

Two of the most common earthworms found in our area are redworms and nightcrawlers. Redworms (eisenia foetida, also known as red wiggler worms) are shallow dwellers, living in the top 12 inches of the ...

Worm castings, commonly known as vermicompost, are a remarkable byproduct produced by worms as they break down organic materials, including dead leaves, kitchen scraps, and other organic matter. As ...

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 ...

Spring in Saratoga marked by visual, performing arts events Woodside-Atherton Garden Club’s plant sale set for May 9 Admire, shop for SF’s official flower at Bay Area events Gravel gardens can cut ...

Lately, my gardening focus has been diverted from the plants within my garden to its soil and subterranean inhabitants.

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 ...