The Home Almanac

Vol. I, MMXXVIThe Canadian home, in season655 stations, every province and territory

Mulch & Soil Calculator

How much mulch, soil, compost, or gravel a bed actually needs, in cubic yards for the delivery and in bags for the trunk, with the right week to spread it for your place.

Size Volume
Or known area

Set your place for the best week to spread it.

How the math works

Volume is area times depth. We take your bed size, multiply by the depth, and convert to the right unit for how material is sold and delivered. Bag counts use the standard bag size for each material. Order about ten percent extra for settling and uneven ground.

Planting Grid DesignerLay out a square-foot bed, drop in crops, and get each one’s sowing and harvest dates.Wood-Core Bed CalculatorWood, brush, compost, and topsoil for each layer of a wood-core raised bed, plus how far it settles and the water it banks.Lawn CalculatorGrass-seed and fertilizer amounts, with the best week to seed and feed.Rain Barrel & Water CaptureGallons a roof catches from a given rain, barrels to hold it, and when to drain.