Sentences with earthworm
earth·worm
E e - He doesn't plow when the soil is wet and, by not using chemicals, doesn't kill beneficial organisms such as earthworms and bacteria, which aerate the soil.
- Soils may harbor 50 to 500 earthworms per square meter; they keep soils aerated, and their castings fertilize the soil.
- The burrowing activities of earthworms increase the soil horizons most conducive to worm health and growth rate.
- Centipedes are predatory, feeding on soil invertebrates such as earthworms and terrestrial insects.
- In 1868 a record-breaking earthworm was uncovered at Brandy Creek, though the largest ever accurately measured.