If so, you probably know how worms benefit the soil.
Worms can be helpful in other ways as well, such as for worm composting.
This type of composting is done on a much smaller scale than outdoor composting, but the same basic principles apply. A few hundred redworms in a compost container will turn kitchen waste into rich organic humus. This humus, or vermicompost, smells like a rainforest. It can be used in seedbeds, for transplanting or as a top dressing for plants. To get started you need a container for your biodegradable kitchen scraps, worms and worm bedding.