Worms can compost kitchen scraps and shredded paper much faster than the aerobic compost process utilized in most commercial backyard compost bins. A vermicomposting (worm composting) bin can be built ...

If your garden could ask, it would have only one thing on its holiday wish list: a worm bin. Experienced gardeners know that abundant harvests are fed by the health, makeup and diversity of their soil ...

We've had a dicksonia in the garden for five years. Each winter we wrap it up and each spring it sends out beautiful metre-length fronds. But not this year. Is it dead or is it resting? I could have ...