OK, I have to do some landscaping and I want to try to prevent weeds from popping up, so I planted 10 Lantana and around the whole area I laid a clear plastic drop cloth, I cut about 12 inch holes for each of the lantana and I covered the whole thing with mulch. I want to make sure that this will not kill the lantana, the plastic does not let water or air through however like I said I cut 12 inch openings for the plants, is this adequate?
if you live in a really warm climate, you might kill everything underneath the plastic. The ground will heat up and the plastic will trap the warmth and the soil won't breathe. Let's hope it doesn't kill your plants.
You might get by with it if you water properly. It would have been better to use porous heavy duty landscape fabric.
