{"id":847,"date":"2020-02-03T19:49:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/?page_id=847"},"modified":"2020-02-03T23:02:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T23:02:55","slug":"mulch-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/?page_id=847","title":{"rendered":"Mulch Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:48%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\" id=\"fb\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\" id=\"ff\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n<p><script language=\"JavaScript\">\nfunction calculate() {\n  document.MulchCalculator.cubicYards.value = (document.MulchCalculator.length.value\/3) *\n                                        (document.MulchCalculator.width.value\/3) *\n                                        (document.MulchCalculator.depth.value\/36);\n  document.MulchCalculator.bags.value = document.MulchCalculator.cubicYards.value*9;\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>How much mulch do you need?<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<form name=\"MulchCalculator\"><strong>Length:<\/strong> <input class=\"sidebarinput\" name=\"length\" size=\"6\" type=\"text\" \/> (feet)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Width:<\/strong> <input class=\"sidebarinput\" name=\"width\" size=\"6\" type=\"text\" \/> (feet)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Depth:<\/strong><select class=\"depthselect\" name=\"depth\"><option value=\"\">Select One<\/option><option value=\"0.25\">1\/4 inch<\/option><option value=\"0.5\">1\/2 inch<\/option><option value=\"1\">1 inch<\/option><option value=\"2\">2 inches<\/option><option value=\"3\">3 inches<\/option><option value=\"4\">4 inches<\/option><option value=\"5\">5 inches<\/option><option value=\"6\">6 inches<\/option><\/select><\/p>\n<p><!--Calculate Button --><\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" onClick=\"calculate();\" class=\"sidebarbutton\">Calculate<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"res\">\n<p><!--Results--><\/p>\n<p>CUBIC YARDS OF MULCH NEEDED:<br \/>\n<input class=\"sidebarresult\" maxlength=\"5\" name=\"cubicYards\" readonly=\"readonly\" size=\"5\" type=\"text\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3 CUBIC FOOT BAGS OF MULCH NEEDED:<br \/>\n<input class=\"sidebarresult\" name=\"bags\" size=\"4\" type=\"text\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"sidebarbutton\" type=\"button\">Reset<\/button><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:48%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>How To Figure The Area to Mulch:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>Decide how thick you want your mulch to be (2&#8243; is average). For new landscape beds, 4&#8243; 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&#8217;ll need.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2b48eb; font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>BULK MATERIAL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ONE cubic yard will cover approximately:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1296 sq. ft. 1\/4\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>648 sq. ft. 1\/2\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>324 sq. ft. 1\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>162 sq. ft. 2\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>108 sq. ft. 3\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>81 sq. ft. 4\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2b48eb; font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>BAGGED MATERIAL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ONE 3 cubic foot bag will cover approximately:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>144 sq. ft. 1\/4\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>72 sq. ft. 1\/2\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>36 sq. ft. 1\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>18 sq. ft. 2\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>12 sq. ft. 3\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<li>9 sq. ft. 4\u2033 deep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-847","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=847"}],"version-history":[{"count":68,"href":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":920,"href":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/847\/revisions\/920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sikorskilandscaping.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}