Are earthworms good for the garden?

The better the soil, the more earthworms you'll find. There are four common types of earthworms you're likely to run into: night crawlers, garden worms, manure worms, and red worms. As earthworms live their lives in the soil, they eat organic matter, such as dead leaves, grass clippings, and even dirt. read more

Earthworms act like tiny plows when they live in a garden. As earthworms move through the soil of a garden, they make tunnels. Just like plowing, these tunnels allow air and water to get to the roots of plants. read more

Earthworm Benefits. Worms tunnel in soil and eat organic matter, which they excrete as castings. Worms abound in soils that are around 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 C.). Any extremes of cold, heat or moisture are not good for worm activity. Worms in gardens are most active when soil is moderately warm and moist. read more

Well worms, plural, to be exact. Worms provide a plethora of benefits. For instance, as they move about your soil they will consume a variety of things from organic matter, to the clay, silt and so on, and in turn give you castings. read more

Gardeners who want to increase the number of earthworms in their garden soil can do so by adding more organic matter to their garden. Mulched leaves or grass clippings will draw more earthworms to their soil, and, in turn, the earthworms will enrich the soil with their tunnels and castings. read more

A garden without earthworms would miss out on all of the great benefits that they bring to it. read more