Is It Always Better to Layer Cardboard and Mulch before Planting?

This Q&A is pulled from a collection of questions posed to me by students of my Online Permaculture Design Course (PDC). Learn more with my free four-part Masterclass series, here: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/... Question: In some cases it is clearly better to place a barrier and mulch heavily, moving the mulch and cutting the barrier to plant what needs to get through it. Are there situations where planting before placing the barrier and mulch would be more appropriate? Support us in making more films by: ► Signing up to our newsletter and the Permaculture Circle—my curated collection of 100+ free videos: https://start.geofflawtononline.com/p... ► Liking us on Facebook:   / geofflawtononline   ► Following us on Instagram:   / geofflawtononline   ► Subscribing to our Youtube channel:    / @discoverpermaculture   About Geoff: Geoff is a world-renowned permaculture consultant, designer, and teacher. He has established permaculture demonstration sites that function as education centers in all the world’s extreme climates — information on the success of these systems is networked through the Permaculture Research Institute and the www.permaculturenews.org website. About Permaculture: Permaculture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permacu...) integrates land, resources, people and the environment through mutually beneficial synergies – imitating the no waste, closed-loop​ systems seen in diverse natural systems. Permaculture applies holistic solutions that are applicable in rural and urban contexts and at any scale. It is a multidisciplinary toolbox including agriculture, water harvesting and hydrology, energy, natural building, forestry, waste management, animal systems, aquaculture, appropriate technology, economics, and community development. #permaculture #mulch #gardening