stone mulching

English

Etymology

First entered wide use following the publication of Stone Mulching in the Garden by J.I. Rodale in 1949.

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^[1], →ISBN, 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^[2], 317(5845), page 1693:

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