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How Much Compost
Evening all,
Can anyone tell me how much compost I will need to buy to fill a planter measuring 180cm x 45cm x 45cm.
Should I add broken pots etc in the bottom to help with drainage?
Thanks
Buzzy
Can anyone tell me how much compost I will need to buy to fill a planter measuring 180cm x 45cm x 45cm.
Should I add broken pots etc in the bottom to help with drainage?
Thanks
Buzzy
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I recall reading somewhere recently that broken crocks are not as efficient as folk seem to think, but it doesn't hurt to use them. As for compost, my advice if buy a sack, fill pot as required. Put excess in garage for next time. The pot you describer sounds quite small so a small bag would probably be sufficient if you are keen not to spend more now. But you can judge it by eye anyway. Maybe take the pot with you.
As a check, in "old money" the planter is about 6 feet long by 1.5 feet by 1.5 feet. This is 13.5 cubic feet. There are about 6.25 gallons in a cubic foot, so 13.5 cubic feet is about 84 gallons. At 4.5 litres to a gallon this equates to about 378 litres - a fair approximation to the metric calculation.