English

Noun

stone mulching ‎(uncountable)

1. (horticulture) The practice of covering plant roots with stone, in the manner of a mulch.
   • 2005, Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst, Growing Native Hawaiian Plants , ISBN 1573062073, page 14:

     "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."

   • 2007, Jared Diamond, "Easter Island Revisited" in Science 317(5845), page 1693:

     "In experiments, stone mulching decreases soil water evaporation, protects against wind and rain erosion, and reduces daily temperature fluctuation."