Garden Bed Soil Mix Calculator
Blend your own raised bed soil instead of buying premixed by working out the cubic feet of each ingredient. Enter the total bed volume you need in cubic feet, then set the percentage of compost, topsoil and an aeration ingredient such as coarse sand, perlite or vermiculite. A classic vegetable blend runs about a third compost, a third topsoil and a third aeration, but you can tune the split for heavy feeders or drainage. The calculator keeps the three shares in view and shows the exact cubic feet of each so you can price out bags or bulk deliveries. It flags when your percentages do not add up to a hundred so the mix stays balanced. All math runs locally in your browser with no signup.
How to use Garden Bed Soil Mix Calculator
- Enter the total bed volume to fill.
- Set the percentage for compost, topsoil and aeration.
- Confirm the percentages add up to 100.
- Read the cubic feet of each ingredient to buy.
Frequently asked questions
How does the soil mix calculator split a bed fill?
It takes your total bed volume and divides it by the percentages you set for compost, topsoil and aeration to show the cubic feet of each ingredient.
What ratio should I aim for?
A common balanced recipe is roughly one third compost, one third topsoil and one third aeration like coarse sand or perlite, which you can match with the percent inputs.
Do the percentages need to add to 100?
Yes, the three ingredient percentages should total 100 so the sum of the parts exactly fills your bed volume.
What is Garden Bed Soil Mix Calculator?
Blend your own raised bed soil instead of buying premixed by working out the cubic feet of each ingredient. Enter the total bed volume you need in cubic feet, then set the percentage of compost, topsoil and an aeration ingredient such as coarse sand, perlite or vermiculite.
Is Garden Bed Soil Mix Calculator free to use?
Yes. Garden Bed Soil Mix Calculator is completely free, with no sign-up and no usage limits.
Does Garden Bed Soil Mix Calculator work in a web browser?
Yes. Garden Bed Soil Mix Calculator runs in any modern web browser. There is nothing to download or install.
Is my data private with Garden Bed Soil Mix Calculator?
Yes. Garden Bed Soil Mix Calculator runs entirely on your device in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded to a server.
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