Mulch Calculator

I am the product of a high school math teacher (mom) and an engineer (dad).  But somehow, the genetic predisposition to number crunching that should have been mine, wasn't.  I'm a word girl.

I prefer Scrabble to Sudoku.  

Spelling to Subtracting.  

Letters to Lineal Equations.  

But I do have to admit that geometry comes in pretty handy in landscaping.  So this one's for you, Mom and Dad!

Mulch Calculator

1 yard of mulch covers

150 square feet

2 inches deep

Measure the square footage of your beds (length x width).

Divide that number by 150.

That's how much mulch you need in yards.

For example:

RuthAnn has a 50x25 foot landscaping bed 

that she needs to cover in mulch.  

How much mulch should RuthAnn order?

50x25=1,250   

1,250/150 = 8.3

So she would order 8-8.5 yards of mulch.