They have no eyes or ears, but they’re an important feature for healthy gardens the world over. This week, we’re digging up the dirt about earthworms. * “Lumbricus terrestris,” or the common earthworm ...

When we find earthworms in our soil, that’s usually a good thing — earthworms increase nutrient availability and create a stable soil structure for plant growth. Not all earthworms are a good sign, ...

I'm a master gardener and permaculture specialist, so I pay more attention to what's in my soil than most people. You probably don't give much thought to what's really in your topsoil, aside from ...

The most common worms in gardens include earthworms (often called nightcrawlers), nematodes, and the worm-like larvae of beetles, moths, and caterpillars. Generally speaking, earthworms are beneficial ...

LAS CRUCES - New Mexico State University civil engineering associate professor Douglas Cortes is investigating the amazing burrowing abilities of the common earthworm, found in soil the world over, to ...

Earthworms are on indicator of a healthy soil. In this week's Soil Health Minute, Abbey Wick shows us some of the most common earthworms found in the region.

DEAR JOAN: What should we do with all the earthworms that we see once they flee waterlogged soil? Should we leave them alone? Put them back in the soil when the soil has dried out a bit? The ones that ...

ATLANTA — Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root ...