How many bags do I need?

Add your pots, window boxes and beds and we’ll add up the potting mix and mulch. Bring the total with you, or call ahead and we’ll have it by the door.

Two terracotta pots with a tape measure across the larger one, beside trays of potting mix and shredded bark mulch with a trowel

Pots & baskets

Measure across the top, inside the rim, and how deep you’ll fill it.

Beds

For mulch, 2–3″ deep is plenty in most beds. For topping up or filling a raised bed, use the depth you’re adding.

You’ll need

Bag sizes vary, so check the label. Rounded up, with a little extra for settling — potting mix packs down after the first watering. Tapered pots hold less than a straight-sided pot of the same size, and we allow for that. Not sure about reusing last year’s mix? See potting mix vs. garden soil.