Mulch Calculator: Cubic Yards & Bags for Garden Beds

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Buy enough— not three trips

Mulch is sold in bulk by the cubic yard or in bags labeled by volume. This calculator multiplies bed length × width (feet) by depth (inches) to get cubic feet, then cubic yards, and rounds up bag counts for common 2 and 3 cubic foot bags.

Tips

• Settle and decomposition mean a thin top-off next season is normal.
• Deeper is not always better; tree health often prefers moderate depth away from trunks.