I just transplanted some daffidals. I need to know if weeds will be an issue if....?

I put paper over the entire bed. Also if the paper covers the bulbs will the flowers still be able to grow next year?

I just transplanted some daffidals. I need to know if weeds will be an issue if....?
Daffodils should be able to push through the paper next year, as it will be soft and partly decomposed by then. If the paper seems pretty intact next spring, peek underneath it to see if you have daffodils growing sideways underneath it.



But I'm wondering...did your daffodils still have green leaves on them? If they did, and you either cut them off, or covered them with paper, then they are no longer photosynthesizing and storing energy for next year - which may mean that when the pop up next year, you won't have any flowers bloom, or at least, fewer of them.
Reply:Daffodils can complete well with most weeds as they grow fairly deep underground. If you recently transplanted the bulbs, presumably they still have leaves attached. These leaves must be exposed to sunlight for the bulbs to form properly this year so they will flower next year. You won't want to leave a mulch of paper on the bed over the winter -- it will become a soggy mess and would interfere with the bulbs growing early next spring.
Reply:If you are talking about weed-blocking landscape paper, the daffodils will not come through it. You can use compost or three inches or so of wood mulch instead, for a better outcome. Daffodils will have no trouble coming through it and weeds will have a hard time establishing themselves in it as the seeds will have too far to travel to get to the soil beneath.