But she moves far beyond Darwin's exploca0aon of nightcrawlers to conversations with contemporary oligochaetologists ( worm scientists ) trying to figure out how, for instance, worms in the Caribbean can be so closely related to worms in Fiji or, on a more commercial level, just how much vermicompost ( worm soil ) can make a petunia grow best.
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"' Vermicompost "'is the product of the composting process using various species of worms, usually white worms, and other earthworms, to create a heterogeneous mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste, bedding materials, and "'vermicast "', also called worm castings, worm humus or worm manure, is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by an earthworm.
