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How Gardeners Came to Love Earthworms -- Soil's Tiny Engineers

How Gardeners Came to Love Earthworms -- Soil's Tiny Engineers

Update: 2024-05-29
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Over the last 200 years, earthworms have gone from being despised by gardeners to being loved as signs of healthy soil. Many gardeners now even raise worms in their houses to create vermicompost. But it's not all rosy.

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How Gardeners Came to Love Earthworms -- Soil's Tiny Engineers

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