If I want to cover an area in mulch 5ft. x 19ft. and I want it 2in. thick how many cubic feet of mulch will I need?

Answer 1

You can either do it manually with this calculation: Length x Width x Depth -- for depth, this would be a fraction of a foot In your case= 5x19x(2/12) = 15.8333 CUBIC FEET --- about 8 bags of 2 cu. ft or 6 bags of 3 cu. ft mulch To find cubic yards (there are 27 cu. ft in a cubic yd), you would divide 15.83/27 so it is about .6 cubic yards if you were to oreter OR To simplify things (for the next time since I gave you the answer) is to use this tool --- http://www.barnesnursery.com/calculator.htm You can calculate rectangular areas, circular areas, or triangular areas and you can adjust the depth.... it even breaks it down to bags of mulch needed or how many pickup truck loads you would need

Answer 2

5' x 5' = 25 ft2, at 2" thick that would be 1/6 of a foot, therefore 25/6 = 4 1/6 cubic feet.

I would recommend laying mulch at least 3", if not 4" thick to keep the aggressive weeds down.

Rule of Thumb for Mulch:

1 cubic yard contains 27 cubic feet, and covers a 10' x 10' area to a depth of 3", so 1/2 of that, 13-14 cubic feet would cover your 25 ft2 area to a depth of 3" very nicely.

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