Meanings
adjectivemulching (not comparable)
- not comparableagricultureUsed for applying a mulch.
This mulching mower can easily be converted to a bagging mower.
- not comparableagricultureUsed as a mulch.
Compost is generally the best mulching material for the home garden.
nounmulching (countable and uncountable, plural mulchings)
plural mulchings
- countableuncountableagricultureThe act of preparing/applying a mulch.
Proper mulching in summer months keeps the soil cooler.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mulch
Origin
Translations
French paillage
- paillagethe act of preparing/applying a mulch
Polish mulczowanie
- mulczowaniethe act of preparing/applying a mulch
Russian мульчирование
- мульчирование (mulʹčirovanije)the act of preparing/applying a mulch
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