Want to add worm castings to your garden?

Here’s more about worm castings, their benefits, and how to produce and harvest them at home.

What Are Worm Castings?

Woman holding worm castings or vermicompost

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At their most basic level, worm castings are worm droppings.

Worms will make their way through the soil, eating nearly everything in their path.

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They improve the soil texture and add easy-to-utilize nutrients into the soil, giving plants a boost.

Give Transplants a Helping Hand

Worm castings can help ease the transition of transplants.

Sustain Health and Growth in Mature Plants

Even older plants need a boost from fertilizer on occasion.

Add one to two cups of worm castings to the top layer of mature plants' soil seasonally.

This help maintain the nutrient levels within the soil and keep the plants happy and healthy.

Add layers of compost, including decaying yard waste or leaves, food scraps, or other organic matter.

Add worms, and let them get to work chomping through the feast of organic material.

You should have a dark brown, finely textured material that resembles an even soil.

Here are a few of the reasons you wouldn’t want to use worm castings in your garden.

Indoor Worm Composting or Vermicomposting.University of Maryland Extension.