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Soil, mulch, plant spacing & watering calculators

Work out what fits in your growing space, how much material to bring home, and how much water a drip session delivers. Choose a tool based on the shape of the space and what you are adding.

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Will my compost fill these seed trays?

Check trays from leftover compost, then whole bags needed for your target.

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Using leftover compost for module trays

Enter usable loose stock, tray capacity and bag litres to compare complete trays now with purchases for the target.

Covering the top of a garden bed

Enter surface dimensions and the depth of the mulch layer. Compare bags with a bulk cubic-yard order.

Filling a rectangular raised bed

Use the inside dimensions and the remaining fill depth. A top-up needs only the depth of new soil.

Filling or repotting several identical pots

Use empty-pot dimensions or measured fresh compost per pot. Combine the target, deduct usable stock and buy the remaining whole bags.

Arranging plants in aligned rows

Set center spacing along each row, an optional different distance between rows and a minimum edge margin. Length runs along rows; width runs across them.

Put the numbers to work

  1. Calculate the soil to add
  2. Count planting positions
  3. Estimate water delivered

Material volume and watering requirements are different questions. The irrigation tool estimates delivered water; it does not prescribe what a plant needs.

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