Saturday, January 31, 2009

Turf and Landscape - Compost Cubic Yards Needed to Cover an Area

The following are are some tables showing how much compost will be needed to cover an area of a given size at different depths.

CUBIC YARDS OF COMPOST REQUIRED TO COVER ONE ACRE

•¼ INCH LAYER = approx. 34 CUBIC YARDS
•½ INCH LAYER = approx. 67 CUBIC YARDS
•1 INCH LAYER = approx. 134 CUBIC YARDS
•1 1/2 INCH LAYER = approx. 201 CUBIC YARDS
•2 INCH LAYER = approx. 269 CUBIC YARDS
•2 1/2 INCH LAYER = approx. 335 CUBIC YARDS
•3 INCH LAYER = approx. 402 CUBIC YARDS

CUBIC YARDS OF COMPOST REQUIRED TO COVER 1,000 SQUARE FEET

•¼ INCH LAYER = approx. 0.75 CUBIC YARDS
•½ INCH LAYER = approx. 1.5 CUBIC YARDS
•1 INCH LAYER = approx. 3.0 CUBIC YARDS
•11/2 INCH LAYER = approx. 4.5 CUBIC YARDS
•2 INCH LAYER = approx. 6.0 CUBIC YARDS
•21/2 INCH LAYER = approx. 7.5 CUBIC YARDS
•3 INCH LAYER = approx. 9.0 CUBIC YARDS

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