Earthworms burrow vertically deep in the soil, creating tunnels which serve as pore space in the soil. These tunnels are especially important in soils that are compacted and lack adequate pore space.

How to Increase Earthworm Population in Soil. Several practices, some of which you’re already doing, can protect earthworms and other subterranean life: Don’t Till Your Garden More Than Necessary.

There are several species of earthworms, each contributing differently to soil health. For example, the common earthworm ...

My compost pile is teeming with red, wiggly worms. How did they get there? What are they doing? Are they beneficial in my ...

Earthworms, the unsung heroes of our gardens, often get a bad rap. Perhaps it is because they are a little slimy and dirty. Maybe it is because Aristotle called them “intestines of the ...

Earthworms’ subterranean engineering isn’t a problem in their native ecosystems, but in the northern half of North America, the glaciers of the last ice age wiped out virtually all soil ...

Seiler cites two individuals who have been important mentors to him – David Brandt, an Ohio farmer who was a pioneer in the ...

Some people assume worms come to the surface so they do not drown in their burrows. However, "worms don't have lungs like we do," Thea Whitman, a soil scientist at the University of Wisconsin ...