How much mulch do you need?

Use our Mulch Calculator and find out. Enter the dimensions of the area you want to cover as well as the desired depth, click Calculate and the results will appear below.

Length: (feet)

Width: (feet)

Depth:

CUBIC YARDS OF MULCH NEEDED:

3 CUBIC FOOT BAGS OF MULCH NEEDED:


How To Figure The Area to Mulch:

  1. With a measuring tape, measure how many feet long the bed is and how many feet wide. Multiply these two figures. The total is the square foot area of that landscape bed.
  2. Decide how thick you want your mulch to be (2″ is average). For new landscape beds, 4″ of mulch is recommended. Using the conversion chart below or Mulch Calculator, you can figure how many cubic yards or bags of mulch, soil or gravel you’ll need.

BULK MATERIAL

ONE cubic yard will cover approximately:

  • 1296 sq. ft. 1/4″ deep
  • 648 sq. ft. 1/2″ deep
  • 324 sq. ft. 1″ deep
  • 162 sq. ft. 2″ deep
  • 108 sq. ft. 3″ deep
  • 81 sq. ft. 4″ deep

BAGGED MATERIAL

ONE 3 cubic foot bag will cover approximately:

  • 144 sq. ft. 1/4″ deep
  • 72 sq. ft. 1/2″ deep
  • 36 sq. ft. 1″ deep
  • 18 sq. ft. 2″ deep
  • 12 sq. ft. 3″ deep
  • 9 sq. ft. 4″ deep