{"id":19799,"date":"2023-03-08T08:04:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T13:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/?p=19799"},"modified":"2023-03-08T08:04:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T13:04:53","slug":"earthworms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/earthworms\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthworms"},"content":{"rendered":"
Some people are freaked out when they see earthworms. Earthworms aren\u2019t everybody\u2019s favorite. I get that. But having earthworms in your soil is an excellent sign in many ways. Earthworms provide many benefits to healthy, productive soils, and wise gardeners do everything they can to maintain healthy populations of earthworms in the ground.<\/p>\n
There are many different species of earthworms throughout the world. The \u201cnight crawler\u201d is the most common species in Central Virginia. Did you know that our night crawlers are not native? It is thought that they were accidentally brought to North America by European settlers in the soil of plants they brought with them.<\/p>\n
Smile and count your lucky stars if you see earthworms in your soil. Seeing earthworms is a sign that you have healthy soil. More worms mean more organic material being created in your soil.<\/p>\n
Did you know that there are worm farms? These farms collect the worm \u201cpoop\u201d from the soil and produce bags of earthworm castings. This product is readily available. We carry a good selection of worm castings. Worm castings are an excellent all-natural plant food that comes to you directly from Mother Nature. Worm castings are a non-burning, long-lasting organic fertilizer for all plants. It\u2019s a soil builder! Start adding worm castings to your different gardens. And soon, you will have your own worms doing their magic to your soil and plants.<\/p>\n
HAPPY GARDENING!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/em><\/p>\n To read more posts from Doug, visit our blog<\/a><\/p>\n Return to the Great Big Greenhouse homepage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HOW EARTHWORMS BENEFIT OUR SOIL Some people are freaked out when they see earthworms. Earthworms aren\u2019t everybody\u2019s favorite. I get that. But having earthworms in your soil is an excellent sign in many ways. Earthworms provide many benefits to healthy, productive soils, and wise gardeners do everything they can to maintain healthy populations of earthworms … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":19800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[289,181,290,291],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n