Meanings
- uncountableagricultureThe practice of covering plant roots with stone, in the manner of a mulch.
"In experiments, stone mulching decreases soil water evaporation, protects against wind and rain erosion, and reduces daily temperature fluctuation."
2007, Jared Diamond, “Easter Island Revisited”, in Science, 317(5845), page 16931 more example
"My old roommate Erin Lee and I were first taught stone mulching by Ruth Hanner up in her Köke'e garden on Kaua'i. She had been taught this technique as a young farmer's wife in Peru."
2005, Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst, Growing Native Hawaiian Plants, →ISBN, page 14
Origin
First entered wide use following the publication of Stone Mulching in the Garden by J.I. Rodale in 1949.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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