Let’s look at how to compost with worms and get the best fertilizer for your garden. Composting with worms is really easy: ...

I also wanted to see how much effort it would take to keep the worms alive and happy, and whether this setup was a viable alternative to the backyard composting I’d been doing for over a decade.

And it can be done on a large scale, too — Santa Monica College, for instance, employs millions of worms to deliver compost for use across the campus. Worm composting became especially popular during ...

The columnist notes some reasons for composting being so beneficial. All you need to start is to pile materials from leaves, ...

Hammerhead worms, an invasive species from Asia, are a toxic menace — but chopping them up can do more harm than good.

Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and water are essential for composting. Turning the pile is required to include oxygen. The bad ...

Within a balanced environment, bacteria, worms, fungi and nematodes break down the materials into a nutrient-packed matter known as compost. The process leaves homeowners with a soil topper to ...

Moldy pumpkins can be added to outdoor compost bins, but they should not be placed in indoor worm bins or bokashi composters. Whole pumpkin plants and leaves can be composted too as long as they ...