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Thanks s. ayalp, noted, I am right at the wet and sluggy land!
Thanks Roberto.  We got more rain as expected this couple days which is awesome. Get to soak the soil one day and lay the cardboard to get soaked the next day!  The ground isn't flat, so it's kinda bumpy and imagine there'll be air pockets underneath.  Hope it will be ok with the soil down...   I am planning to plant some small bushes and seed perennials in the fall, so I suppose the compost should be milder by then.

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I will certainly check out what the compost is made of, the company seems knows what they are doing, and $20/yd is within reach.
We are getting couple days of rain before the dry summer season so will be perfect time to soak the cardboard.
When doing general planting, I have heard some people prefer to mulch with compost product (mostly broken down compost blend)  instead of bark/wood chip, saying it will still suppress weed and supple more nutrient vs. bark mulch will take nutrient from soil as least at beginning.  I have always wonder what's the real deal of the chip/bark mulch, it's a good point that at least for doing sheet mulching, I should still have wood chip on top to keep the nutrient underneath especially through the summer.

Hi, I am new in planting. And I want to restart a weed covered side yard.
I have been reading about sheet mulching and the idea sounds fantastic. Only question is, the area I want to cover is about 700 square feet, instead of doing lasagna and gather all different materials, can I just use a thick layer of straight compost from soil supply company to put on top of cardboard and wait a season?