Fall Bulbs and Lasagna bed

I am doing a modification of the lasagna gardening method. I have newspaper as a top layer, with mulch on top of the news paper.

I'm now planting fall bulbs, in large holes. I pull back the mulch and newspaper, dig my large, wide hole for the bulbs, and then arrange the bulbs and cover back up with dirt. (they are mixtures of several types so that something is blooming in that spot all year). I don't want everything in rows, I want stuff to be in bunches, cottagy. My question is ....

Do I cover the area back up with newspaper and remove it in the early spring? If so, when?

Do I punch holes in the paper and leave it covering the area?

Do I leave the paper off?

This is a newish bed and I am still battling bermuda here and there, so would really like to cover it with newspaper and remove in spring.

What do you think?

Just leave it covered, by the time the bulbs are ready to bloom, most of the newspaper will be composted and they'll come right on thru. I've been doing something similar with my roses bushes. They are almost 18 years old and while they still bloom well were looking a bit ragged. I read about lasanga gardening on another site and thought I'd give it a try. I just interplanted fall garlic in the rose bed and am going to be very interested to see how that works. Put in 4 new butterfly bushes yesterday. And am expecting tulip bulbs from the Spring Hill Nursery shortly. Not real pleased with the service there. Good thing I already have the planting area prepped for them. I'm also in the process of starting a new planting area for a veggie garden in the spring, so have started putting part of that into lasanga method also. I have COPD so it takes me a little longer to get things done, also age is a factor as well. LOL In my head I'm still 25, but fantasy is a wonderful thing as we all know.

I would just leave the paper where it is as it will get wet, soggy and compost all by it's self, do remember if you have not planted bulbs before and you have a mixture of different types, then they will probably need to be set at different depth from each type, the best guide for almost all bulbs are, plant in the soil 3 times the depth of the bulb, as in, if a bulb measures 1 inch, from root end to the growing tip, them the bulb should be set into the soil about 3 inches deep, this allows the darkness it needs to build up roots and search for any nutrients and water, the bulb is like a food store and all the goodness is within the bulb, unlike say perennials or annuals where the feed is taken up solely by the roots, after the bulbs Finnish flowering, let the foliage die back till it turns yellow or brown as the dying foliage sends food back into the bulbs for storage and energy to flower the next year, also if you have then too close to the top of the soil, the birds peck them out thinking they are food, tiny bulbs only need about half inch to 1 inch in the soil.
hope this helps you and you have a wonderful show of spring colour for next year. Good luck. WeeNel.