Earthworms in the Garden/Earthworm Facts

Article by: Francis Kilkelly

Notice the lowly earthworm, squirming away, going about its everyday business. Simple creatures you may think but they have quite a important use in the garden. , Constructing a Rock Did you know the earthworms are nature's first gardeners? They don't exist just for kids to eat and fishermen to use as bait :)

Some Basic Earthworm Facts
Earthworms are present in almost every type of soil , 7 Natural Stone Pebble Projects For Every Home but the healthier the soil , Outdoor Furniture and Glider-Choosing the Right Outdoor Furniture For Your Home the greater the numbers. A healthy , Let The Season Come Alive: Enjoy The Outdoors With Great Patio Furniture For Your Home soil permits lots of air , 7 Natural Stone Pebble Projects For Every Home and moisture, , Waterfalls both of which are needed by the earthworm for a continued existence. Earthworms have no lungs like you or me but instead breathe through their skin. Their whole skin absorbs oxygen and releases carbon , Tuberous Begonias dioxide. They also need moisture , Lawnmower Maintenance Tips That Help Produce The Best Lawns to assist them in respiration but too much moisture , Choosing Lawnmowers For Cutting Grass On Tennis Courts is not good for them.

There are four types of earthworm that you may run into:

Nightcrawlers: 8 to 10 inches long and the fisherman's favourite.
Garden , Types of Annuals in the - Tender, Hardy and Half-Hardy Worms: 5 to 7 inches long and found commonly in damp soils. , The Garden Beckons
Manure Worms: 4 to 5 inches long and found in manure rich soils. , Solar Outdoor Lighting
Red Worms: 3 to 4 inches long and the most commercially available.

Why Earthworms in the Garden?
A garden , Landscaping, An American Pass Time without earthworms would miss out on all of the great benefits that they bring to it. Their first job is to till the soil , Choosing Lawnmowers For Cutting Grass On Tennis Courts by tunneling through it. Tunnels created allow air , Hot New Sunflowers to Grow and moisture , Let The Season Come Alive: Enjoy The Outdoors With Great Patio Furniture For Your Home to pass easily through the soil, , Ideas for Decorating Your Outdoor Patio Area creating a healthy environment , Wooden Garden Benches for plants. , Outdoor Furniture and Glider-Choosing the Right Outdoor Furniture For Your Home Tunnels retain water , Starting a Shade Garden... that the plants , Constructing a Rock Garden can take up and also hold air , Outdoor Furniture and Glider-Choosing the Right Outdoor Furniture For Your Home to help bacteria break down organic , Wooden Garden Benches matter within the soil. , Vegetable Growing for Beginners

After digestion earthworms produce excrement about the size of a pin head. This excrement is called "castings" or "vermicompost" and is an excellent soil , Choosing Lawnmowers For Cutting Grass On Tennis Courts conditioning material. It improves properties , Landscaping, An American Pass Time of the soil , Lawnmower Maintenance Tips That Help Produce The Best Lawns such as porosity and moisture , Put Your Lawn On a Diet retention, aids plant , Gardening Supplies growth and helps in the fight against pests , Feng Shui Interprets Your Garden Features and diseases. , Choosing A Landscape Contractor

Increasing Earthworm Population in the Garden
How does one go about increasing the number of earthworms in their garden , 7 Natural Stone Pebble Projects For Every Home soil? Well the best way to do so is to add more organic , Revolutionary New Pond Combines Both Preformed Pond with Watercourse matter to the soil. , Outdoor Furniture and Glider-Choosing the Right Outdoor Furniture For Your Home Earthworms cannot get enough of the stuff.and will seek it out wherever they can find it.

Finally...
The earthworm is just as important to the garden , Growing Grass Under Trees as the gardener that maintains it because they till the soil , Wooden Garden Benches and add a soil , Gypsum Valuable Input for Agriculture conditioner in the form of castings. They are as much a gardener as you are. The next time you see one wiggling on the ground in front of you bend down and say "got any good gardening , Solar Outdoor Lighting tips?" You never know it may answer :)

I will leave the final word to a one Charles Darwin who once had this to say about the earthworm:

"The plow is one of the most ancient and most valuable of man's inventions; but long before he existed, the land was in fact regularly plowed and still continues to be thus plowed by earthworms. It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures."

Francis Kilkelly runs a popular home , The Garden Beckons and gardening , Landscaping Tips: 6 Basic Steps To Building A Garden Pond community at GardenStew.com, containing gardening , Growing Clematis forums and gardening , Wicker Patio Furniture - Buying and Maintenance Tips blogs.

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