mulch

Adams said replacing the top two inches of soil with store-bought mulch or straw will help to contain any remaining ash and prevent it from spreading any further.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

When Percy was a puppy, he ate mulch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

This includes mulch, green grass, bushes and flowers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

Hoo Zoo has also put a deep bark mulch on the floor, so that she is able to scratch, dig, and explore naturally.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

Gran hand- collects cowshit, “cow patties,” she calls them, and mixes them in with mulch to make her own fertilizer.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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

And, finally, mulch helps to reduce soil erosion, and biodegradable mulches enrich the soil.

From Salon ● May 2, 2022

Addressing alkaline soil requires products like sphagnum peat, elemental sulfur, aluminum sulfate, iron sulfate, acidifying nitrogen, and organic mulches, according to Grove Collaborative.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2022

Excessive mulches, heavy clay soil and irrigation systems work against them.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 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

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

Plants can also be "mulched" to stop moisture escaping, by adding material such as wood chippings to the top of the soil.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023

Her plants are organically nurtured in microbe-rich soil and mulched with a winter cover of fava beans.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022

I went down the counter with a big trash bag, adding the cabbage to the rest of the mulched vegetables.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

There was a motorized combine for mulching the corn, a wagon to catch it and another wagon to relieve that one.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

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