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Do I put mulch in the garden before or after planting seeds?

I got some packets of ground-cover type flower seeds, like wildflowers I guess, to plant in a section of garden area in front of my house. I am not too concerned with placement so I'm just going to spread them around and see what happens and hope they grow. I am figuring mulching over top of seeds or newly grown plants will suffocate them, but I just want to make sure because I'm not too educated with gardening. Thanks in advance.

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1. You use mulch last. When your flowers or plants start to grow, put banana peels around them. Helps them bloom to their fullest. If you plant bulbs, put hair (dog, cat, yours) around the bulb so other animals don't dig them up and eat 'em.
2. Wait for your plants to grow first. Make sure they get to a nice large size before putting mulch down. Sprinkle the mulch very lightly around them not to damage them by the wight of the mulch. Moth balls work best from keeping animals away from plants.