I sheet mulched (paper, leaves, mulch) in the fall. I covered grass but also lots of non-native plants. As delighted as I am to see the tulips persist, does this spell doom for killing off the grass and other small plants?
Nah bulbs have a lot more energy to come through the mulch than grass will. That said, you’ll almost certainly be weeding out grass… it’s rare that you’ll manage to kill it all in one go.
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Tulips are a lot more capable of pushing through with their strong leaves. Their bulbs live underground and push through (in my case compacted) inches of soil every year. It really depends on what’s underneath the sheet mulch. Bermuda grass will persist until the world is covered in it, but if it’s fescue with some weeds, you’re probably good.
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Nah bulbs have a lot more energy to come through the mulch than grass will. That said, you’ll almost certainly be weeding out grass… it’s rare that you’ll manage to kill it all in one go.
Tulips are a lot more capable of pushing through with their strong leaves. Their bulbs live underground and push through (in my case compacted) inches of soil every year. It really depends on what’s underneath the sheet mulch. Bermuda grass will persist until the world is covered in it, but if it’s fescue with some weeds, you’re probably good.