Raised Bed Soil Calculator
Find the exact cubic feet of soil mix your bed needs.
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Popular New Compost Ratio Calculator
Dial in the ideal green-to-brown compost balance.
Use ToolMulch Depth Calculator
Bags of mulch needed for any area at any depth.
Use ToolNew Topsoil Calculator
Cubic yards or bags of topsoil for beds, lawns and grading.
Use ToolNew Potting Mix Recipe Calculator
DIY potting-mix and raised-bed blend volumes and cost from any recipe ratio.
Use ToolNew Sheet Mulch / Lawn-Conversion Calculator
Cardboard, compost, mulch and water needed to kill a lawn and build a bed in place.
Use ToolNew Raised Bed Hoop & Fabric Fit
PVC hoop count, pipe length and row-cover fabric for a raised bed high tunnel.
Use ToolNew Soil Amendment Calculator
Pounds and bags of compost, manure, peat or biochar to amend a given area.
Use ToolNew Compost Top-Dressing Calculator
How many cubic feet, yards, bags or tons of compost to top-dress a bed or lawn to a set depth.
Use ToolNew Bulk vs Bagged Material Calculator
Compare the real cost of buying compost, mulch or soil by the bag versus a delivered bulk yard.
Use ToolNew Pot & Container Volume Calculator
How much soil a pot holds in gallons and liters, and how many containers one bag or yard fills.
Use ToolNew Cover Crop Seed Calculator
Pounds of cover-crop seed for your area by crop, the bags to buy, the cost, and coverage per bag.
Use ToolNew Raised Bed Lumber Calculator
Board feet and lumber cost for a raised bed frame by wood type, from length, width, height and thickness.
Use ToolNew Wheelbarrow Loads Calculator
How many level wheelbarrow loads a volume of soil, mulch or gravel fills, and the hauling time it takes by barrow size.
Use ToolNew Soil Percolation Test Calculator
Convert a percolation test timing into inches per hour drainage rate, NRCS-style class and a raised-bed root-zone verdict.
Use ToolNew Lime Application Calculator
Reads a two-way soil texture by pH table for pounds of lime per 1,000 sq ft, then sizes total pounds and bags for your area.
Use ToolNew Soil Texture Triangle Calculator
Enter sand, silt and clay percentages to classify your soil into one of the twelve USDA texture classes, with drainage, plant-available water and a handling verdict.
Use ToolNew Soil Organic Matter Builder
Convert an area and a spread depth into cubic yards, tons and bags, then estimate the soil organic matter rise that application actually buys.
Use ToolNew Biochar and Soil Amendment by Volume
Size biochar, compost or substrate amendments as a percent of bed volume, including charging compost, weight, carbon and cost.
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