If I put mulch around my flowers that re-seed themselves will it stop the seeds from getting to the dirt?

Will the mulch not allow the plants to re-seed themselves?

If I put mulch around my flowers that re-seed themselves will it stop the seeds from getting to the dirt?
the mulch will stop the seeds from getting into the soil, but it wo'nt stop the seeds that fall from germinating, then the roots of the new plants will look fot the needed nitrients, and it is under the mulch. best thing to do, pick off the mature flowers so you can sow the seeds somewhere else or you can share the seeds with some gardeners.
Reply:When we mulched a flower garden a couple years ago, it drastically cut down the number of self-seeded flowers. In fact I haven't done it since because of that.
Reply:No it will not stop them from reseeding. Just make sure your mulch is not too thick. I mulch all my gardens and things come back. I add good compost every spring and when everything is up I mulch again. Make sure your pH level is where it should be. I started using Blossom booster by Vigoro this year and things are loving it and appear much healthier.
Reply:I think they will still re-seed themselves. However you might want to go out there with an envelope and collect the seeds when it starts to seed so that you will have seeds to plant your crop for the next year.
Reply:they will do just fine. watering and rain will wash the seed down into the soil.
Reply:mulch will reduce but not eliminate the number of seedlings that sprout. if you use mulch, don't put it on too thick, and fertilize often. decaying wood robs the soil of nitrogen. it also gives pests places to hide. better to use sweet peat or something like that around annuals and perennials. it's better for the soil and thus for the plants. if you don't want seedlings, it's easiest to lightly scratch the soil surface with a hand cultivator to uproot them when seedlings are tiny.

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