Calculators
Vegetable Garden Raised Bed Soil
Tomato and squash beds often run 4 ft wide so you can reach the center from both sides. A 10-inch fill depth leaves room below the rim for mulch and watering.
Example: 4 ft × 8 ft × 10 inches for one bed. For several beds the same size, raise the bed count — totals scale linearly.
Use controls below; estimates only.
| Item | Area | Size | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total soil volume | — | 26.7 cu ft | 26.67 cu ft |
| Cubic yards | — | 1.0 cu yd | about 0.99 cu yd |
| 1 cu ft bags | — | 26.7 cu ft | 27 bags |
| 1.5 cu ft bags | — | 26.7 cu ft | 18 bags |
Assumptions
- Bed size: 4 × 8 ft
- Soil depth: 10 in
- Identical beds: 1
- Volume: 26.67 cu ft
- Cubic yards: 0.99 cu yd
- Bag counts round up to whole bags (1 cu ft and 1.5 cu ft sizes).
Supplies checklist
- Garden fork or shovel for mixing and filling
- Wheelbarrow or tub for moving soil
- Landscape fabric (optional, under the mix)
Estimates only. Check the coverage figure on your product before buying.
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Handy gear for filling raised garden beds
- Bagged raised-bed soil mix sized for vegetable and flower beds (opens in new tab)
- Raised garden bed kit with lumber or composite sides (opens in new tab)
- Garden fork or cultivator for blending soil and compost (opens in new tab)
- Wheelbarrow or tub for moving soil to the bed (opens in new tab)
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