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mulch

[muhlch] / mʌltʃ /
NOUN
protective covering
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When Percy was a puppy, he ate mulch.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Alternatively, some charities offer collection for a donation or local garden centres may chip up your old trees for mulch.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2025

Troops have carried out a variety of tasks, from patrolling the National Mall and Metro stations to picking up trash, removing graffiti, spreading mulch and painting fencing.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

They brought portable weather stations and sensors, as well as swatches of different paving materials such as grass, mulch, turf, rubber and concrete to each site.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2025

Summer smells of lawn and mulch filled the air, and suddenly I lost my nerve.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Despite the garden’s neat appearance, Robbins notes that he mulches quite a bit and allows the leaves to decompose to prevent water evaporation and add nutrients to the soil.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2022

There are plenty of mulches that come for free — if you have a yard, you can recycle organic materials such as leaves to make your own mulch.

From Salon May 2, 2022

Ballard; it mulches mythos on mythos in distinctly Smith-like shapes.

From Washington Post Jul. 15, 2021

I prefer fine-textured, organic mulches, such as pine fines.

From Seattle Times Mar. 29, 2021

Autumn rolled over the countryside as they moved through it: They were now pitching the tent on mulches of fallen leaves.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

That means ensuring they are well watered, properly mulched, kept safe from harm from construction projects or digging, and are treated for potential pest infestations, says Brunner.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

The flowers laid at sites across Birmingham in memory of Ozzy Osbourne will be mulched and scattered by his grave.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2025

“Artificial trees are made of plastic that will eventually end up in a landfill. Real trees are renewable resources and can be mulched up and returned to the ground,” he said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 2, 2023

Once again, Bautista started by digging up the first inch of Bermuda grass in the front yard by hand and then sheet mulched the lawn.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2023

Then I mulched the gardens, weeded, planted, and watered everything.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

Scattering straw between vines, known as mulching, is not new, but what has changed is its purpose: from improving general soil health to helping vineyards withstand a warming climate.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Despite that, troops are expected to remain in the nation's capital for the foreseeable future, and many of them can be seen around the city helping with trash collection and mulching.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2025

As the Washington Post explained the need for military-grade mulching:

From Slate Aug. 29, 2025

In both 2022 and 2023, meanwhile, nearly 2 million tons of waste were processed through an air district program that has offset the price of chipping, shredding and mulching agricultural waste.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 3, 2025

He looked down at himself, and curled up his toes, feeling the cold leaves mulching between them.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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