Open bags can become contaminated by plant pathogens. The bag should indicate whether it is sterile. Once opened, bags can become contaminated by plant pathogens. Bags should be stored closed, in a ...

Worm castings augment beneficial soil microorganisms, which can boost soil vitality, help plants develop resistance to disease, and (when used in proper proportions) increase plant growth rate and ...

Maryam Nouri-Aiin, a UVM postdoctoral plant and soil science researcher, points out the kind of worms you don’t want to see in your garden. “They usually turn a really big area into castings ...

Hard-working worms decompose organic waste, and the castings they leave in their wake are essentially the byproduct of earthworms' natural processes. In other words, they are something akin to a ...

Worms, especially red wigglers, get the honorable mint-ion for creating worm castings, which you can use just as you would compost, spreading the nutrient-rich material over the topsoil of the ...

Caenorhabditis elegans, one millimeter long, has just 959 cells. The worm’s simplicity has made it a mainstay of scientific research.Credit... Supported by By Teddy Rosenbluth When scientists ...

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Researchers have discovered enormous tube worms and other creatures thriving in cavities beneath the seafloor on the East Pacific Rise, an ocean ridge near the Galápagos Islands. Giant worms ...

Worms the Board Game does a remarkably good job taking all the silly weapons, explosive barrels, destructible terrain, and disastrous chain reactions that made the classic multiplayer videogame so ...