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Raised Bed Calculator

Know your numbers
before you buy a single bag.

Enter your bed size and this figures the cubic feet you need, splits it into a proper soil blend (not straight bagged "raised bed mix"), and tells you exactly how many bags to buy.

Your beds

Measure the inside of the frame. Height is where the soil actually goes, not the total wall height.

Bed dimensions
Soil blend
Percentages adjusted to total 100%.
Adjust bag sizes & prices
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What you'll need

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What should I plant this month?

Pick a month and see what to start by seed versus buy as transplants โ€” timed for Central Florida, Zone 9b/10a. Based on UF/IFAS Extension planting windows for the Tampa Bay region, not a generic national chart.

Choose a month

Central Florida's cool and warm seasons don't line up with national planting charts โ€” this is tuned to our actual frost dates and heat.

September

Zone 9b/10a ยท Central Florida (Tampa Bay)

Start by transplant
Start by seed
Built for gardeners in Florida's sandy-soil zones. Bag sizes and prices are editable estimates โ€” check your local big-box or landscape supplier and adjust before you buy.