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Garden Bed Soil Volume Calculator
Cubic yards / bags of soil for any raised bed. Bulk vs bagged cost comparison with 10% buffer.
Updated April 2026
Cubic feet
32.0 ft³
With 10% extra: 35.2 ft³
Cubic yards
1.19 yd³
With 10% extra: 1.30 yd³
Bags needed (1.5 cu ft each)
24 bags
Includes 10% extra for settling
Bagged cost ($5–8/bag)
$120–$192
Bulk delivery ($30/yd³)
$39
Bulk is usually cheaper past ~1 cubic yard, but adds a delivery fee ($50–150). Bags are handier for small or rooftop beds. Always add 10% extra for settling — fresh mix compacts 1–2 inches in the first month.
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What it does
Cu ft, cu yd, bags, cost — everything to fill a raised bed. With the always-overlooked 10% buffer.
Runs entirely in your browser — no upload, no account, no watermark. For more tools in this category see the full tools index.
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Paste this snippet into any page. Loads on-demand (lazy), no tracking scripts, and sized to most dashboards. Replace the height to fit your layout.
<iframe src="https://freetoolarena.com/embed/garden-bed-soil-volume" width="100%" height="720" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" title="Garden Bed Soil Volume Calculator" style="border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px;max-width:720px;"></iframe>How to use it
- Enter bed dimensions.
- Set soil depth.
- Read cu yd + bag count.
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