GrampysGurl wrote:

I do the newspaper thing with mulch but do plant right away, not to
many issues
with weeds. Why are you suppose to wait a year??????

When I do the newspaper thing, I don't break through the barrier until
it's had a chance to smother the grass. IMHO, a season is long enough.
No need to wait a whole year. For example, the stuff that I smothered
this spring will be ready for fall plantings. The grass will be dead,
and the newspaper will have already started to break down.

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Warren H.

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