Mulch Calculator

Mulch suppresses weeds and holds soil moisture. Enter bed area and desired depth to get volume in cubic yards and meters, bag counts for bagged mulch, or bulk delivery quantity.

Mulch Calculator

Landscaping & Outdoor

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in
ft³

Typical: 2 ft³ (56.6 L) bags

Mulch needed

2.5yd³

67.5 ft³ · 1.91 m³

Bags

34× 2 ft³

Depth check

3 in

2–3 in (5–8 cm) recommended

Calculation breakdown

  1. 1Volume: 25.08 m² × 0.076 m = 1.911 m³
  2. 2Bags: ⌈1.911 ÷ 0.0566⌉ = 34

Volume = Area × Depth. 1 yd³ = 27 ft³ = 0.7646 m³.

Bags = ⌈Volume ÷ bag size⌉ (common bags: 1.5, 2, 3 ft³).