How To Calculate Garden Soil And Mulch Coverage

Five hostas in a garden bed next to five bags of soil

How much area does one bag of mulch cover? What about soil and compost? If you’ve ever come up short when working on a gardening project, you know the frustration of having to stop work to procure more supplies. Luckily, there are ways to calculate mulch, soil and compost coverage. How Many Bags of Mulch Do I Need Mulch is most often sold packaged in bags or loose by the yard. A cubic yard equals 27 cubic feet (.8 cubic meter), while most bags of mulch hold 2 cubic feet (.06 cubic meter). It takes 13.5 bags to equal a cubic yard. To figure out how much mulch to buy or order, you will first need to decide how thick a layer you wish to spread.  Experts recommend a 2 to 4 inch (5-10 cm.) layer of mulch. Less than this amount allows weeds to poke through. Too thick a […]

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