When I had the castings from my worm bin tested, I found they were pH 6.1, which would probably be OK for rhodies if my soil were slightly acidic too. You could use a pH meter or litmus paper to ...

Soil Secret is a Pennsylvania-produced brand of earthworm "castings" -- a polite term for worm poop. Q: In the last 8 years, I've replanted all my back yard grass into a half-acre vegetable garden ...

Worm castings may look like soil, but they are actually small pellets that have been through the digestive tracts of worms. They won't pack down like some soils, ...

The finished compost/worm castings can then be removed, and new moistened bedding added in its place. You can then use the worm compost as a plant fertilizer or soil conditioner, or mix with ...

And the 10 percent or so of the artificial fertilizer that gets taken up by plants is not very good for the plants, ... earthworm castings and other gentle organic products. Advertisement.

Soil structure refers to the way particles of the soil - whether sand, clay, or silt - are grouped together. Earthworm castings cement or bind the soil particles together and create heavier lumps ...

A Maine berry farmer produces the fertilizer to supplement his income after a honeybee die-off.

5 / 9: Worm castings is mixed with soil to help plants grow. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune. 6 / 9: Farmer Mike Larson stands next to the large bag of worm castings at Brut Worm Farms in ...