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Covering a region with mulch 2018-04-13
From Roberta:
I have a fall zone area of approx. 700 sq ft. that I have to cover with a 6in depth of mulch. How much mulch would I need to purchase?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A pile of mulch 2015-05-15
From Justin:
I have a pile of mulch that measures 19 feet wide at the bottom and has a height of 6 feet. I need to know how many yards of mulch I have.
Please help and help with the formula for further use. Thank you!

Answered by Penny Nom.
2 cubic foot bags of mulch 2011-04-11
From Ron:
if I buy 2 cubic foot bags of mulch, how bags would I need to equal 1 yard? (13 bags?)
Answered by Penny Nom.
70 cubic meters of mulch 2010-07-30
From zsuzsi:
i have 70 cubic meters of mulch to move and an 8 tonne truck to use how much tonnage is to 1 square meter so that i can work out how many trips i need to make
Answered by Penny Nom.
10 yards of rubber mulch 2009-04-15
From Donna:
If I want to buy 10 yards of rubber mulch (bulk), but it only comes in 20 pound bags, how many bags do I need to buy?
Answered by Harley Weston.
How many bags of mulch? 2008-04-07
From MJ:
I have an area that is 35' X 50' and I want to cover it with 2" of mulch.

Do I take length X Width X depth? Bags of mulch are sold in 2 or 3 cubic feet per bag.....I just want to know how to do the math. can you please send me the equation?

Answered by Penny Nom.
Mulch price comparison (price per cubic yard versus price per cubic foot) 2007-05-23
From Dianna:
This is a 2-fold question. I am getting some mulch that is measured in 1 cubic yard for $25.00. Walmart has a 2 cubic bag for $3.00. I need to cover a 376 sq ft area. I need to know which is the best deal and how much I need to buy to cover the 376 sq ft.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
How many bags will it take to cover the area? 2006-06-14
From Ken:
I have area of 160 sq ft. I want to put mulch in the area 2 inches thick. The bag of mulch comes with 2 cu ft of mulch per bag. How many bags will it take to cover the area?
Answered by Penny Nom.
How many yards will I need? 2006-06-06
From Melba:
I'm am trying going to put mulch around the tree in my front yard. I am going for 6" deep and 4069.44 sq. in. around.
How many yards of dirt will I need?

Answered by Penny Nom.
The volume of a pile of mulch 2004-09-22
From Sam:
Is there a formula to determine the cubic feet of something in a pile. IE- I need to determine the cubic feet of a pile of mulch. The pile comes to a peak, so the length and width decrease as the pile increases.
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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