This may not exactly fit the subreddit but I have a question on no till.

I’m trying to start a large flower field to grow commercially. Last year I used weed block but it was very hard to direct sow and also cutting holes for every start was beyond miserable. I know the basis for a no till garden and how to start one (like cardboard or a burn, then compost, then mulch, and do cover crops). That being said trucking in compost and mulch that I don’t make myself is EXPENSIVE for me at least. I have access to a bunch of straw blankets that are 8’ x 50 and 8’ x 100. do you think I could lay these down over my soil (which i’ve been amending for the past year) as a weed block and mulch layer? Maybe do this for walking paths and then just put compost in between rows to make it cheaper. Any ideas are welcome for how I can do this cheaply and effectively. Thankyou