Last summer, Maine state horticulturist Gary Fish found himself fielding calls from distraught gardeners. “I’d pick up the phone, and they’d be crying, worried their gardens were going to be ...

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 ...

Summer 2023 Kid’s Camp Earth, Rain, Wind, Fire and Health included sessions on one of earth’s amazing creatures, the earth worm. Lumbricus terrestris is the scientific name for the common earthworm.

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 ...

These bizarre worms are probably coming to a backyard near you These bizarre worms are probably coming to a backyard near you World's Heaviest Earthworm Found, Then Killed World's Heaviest Earthworm ...

Night crawlers are about as exotic as oatmeal, right? Actually, the common earthworms coveted for their composting abilities in gardens and as bait really are exotic to Minnesota. (Surprise! Oats are, ...

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Jumping” and “worm” are two words that don’t seem like they should go together. Just imagining such a thing is enough to ...