How Gardeners Came to Love Earthworms -- Soil's Tiny Engineers

from Two Minutes in the Garden: Gardening Tips, Science, Myths · host Empress of Dirt

Over the last 200 years, earthworms have gone from being despised by gardeners to being loved as signs of healthy soil. Many gardeners now even raise worms in their houses to create vermicompost. But it's not all rosy.NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Simple Trick to Save the Best Seeds from Your Garden

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