I'm working on a garden and I need a certain amount of dirt to do the job. A package I want to buy says it is 50 lbs. Is it possible to convert that to cu.ft or preferably sq.ft ? ( since I am still having trouble converting cu to sq) The product I am buying is Black Kow Manure.

Thanks....

This post was edited by xoazeus on Jul 26 2015 02:23am

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Black-Kow-50-lb-Composted-Cow-Manure-BLKCOW/202287053

if you spread it half as high (3/4'' instead of 1 1/2'') then you can cover twice as much sq st.

This post was edited by carteblanche on Jul 26 2015 02:36am

I plan on mixing it with Miracle-Gro. I need a total of 240 sq. ft of soil. 12x10x2. With a 1 BK vs 2 MG ratio.
Thanks. I think I can work that.

Hi, 12ft x 10ft x 2 ft will give you 240 ft*ft*ft

ft*ft*ft is ft^3, meaning cubic feet and not sq. ft
sq. ft would be 2 dimension, doesn't tell us how deep

we can help you calculate how much of the manure you need given "1 BK vs 2 MG ratio," but you need to tell us how thick of a layer you're going to put on top.
or if you're going to mix the soil, miracle grow , and manure all together, that information is needed too
as in, you want something like 60% soil 30%manure 10% miracle grow?

This post was edited by saber_x3 on Jul 26 2015 10:49am

I had planned on mixing it together. So my dimensions 12w x 10l x 2d is cu.ft.? That would be 240 cu.ft.? Miracle_Gro comes in 2 cu.ft bags, but the Black Kow comes in 50 lb. bags. I think I want something like a 3 MG to 1 BK ratio.

I may decide to use Black hen. It comes in 20 lb bags. If I do I will change my ratio to 4 MG (2 cu. ft.) x 2 BK (50 lbs per) x 1BH (20 lbs per)

Could I get a ratio for both scenarios if possible?

Thanks.

You're not going to mix the the both of them with regular soil?

I was considering it. I guess I probably should sub 1 bag of something for 1 bag of top soil. I'll say 1 bag of MG for 1 TS

so.....

2 Mg
1 TS
1 BK
1 BH per 3 of the others. It's very potent and expensive.

By volume, with 1BH to every 3 of the others
---------------

2MG --------- 37.5% volume
1TS----------18.75%
1BK----------18.75%
1.33BH--------25.0%

you will have those percentages for your mix
what you need to specify is ratio for volume or bags
you say bag, but bags have different volumes

MG= 2 cu. ft.
BK= 50 lbs
BH= 20 lbs
TS =? I can get one kind @ 40 lbs per and one @ 1 cu.ft

Ok, but what the is the ratio?
is it based on volumes, weight, or based on bags?


This post was edited by saber_x3 on Jul 27 2015 04:00pm