Mulch

English

Noun

Mulch (countable and uncountable; plural Mulches)

1. (uncountable, agriculture) Shredded vegetable (or occasionally mineral) matter used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.

   An organic mulch is a mulch made of natural substances such as leaves or grass clippings.

2. (countable, agriculture) A material used as mulch, as a decorative redwood bark mulch.

Derived terms

• inorganic mulch
• mulch depth
• organic mulch

Verb

Mulch (third-person singular simple present mulches, present participle mulching, simple past and past participle mulched)

1. (agriculture) To apply mulch.

   Mulch your vegetable garden to retain moisture and keep weeds down.

2. (agriculture) To turn into mulch.

   I decided to mulch the grass clippings.

Derived terms

• mulching mower

Thesaurus

backset, cultivate, culture, cut, delve, dig, dress, fallow, fertilize, force, harrow, hoe, list, plow, prune, rake, spade, thin, thin out, till, till the soil, weed, weed out, work

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mʌltʃ/