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Simi valley, ca

On the soil test from A & L labs it says ( a cu yd-- 1'' depth of humus per 1000 sq ft ,,,, If you do the math A cu yd is only 324 sq ft, If put on at 1 inch depth . It would take just over 3 yds to put 1 in on 1000 sq ft , IM not understanding something i guess ?? or what ???

12/17/2006 6:13:47 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

Fissssh, 100' x 100'= 1,000 square feet. x 1" of compost will take 30.864 cubic yards of compost to cover the area your talking about.

12/17/2006 6:25:41 PM

this was posted down the page,,,you both need to check it out

http://jefferson.ifas.ufl.edu/CONVRATE.htm

12/17/2006 6:34:19 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

I have a program that you put the numbers in an you get the answer.

12/17/2006 6:49:06 PM

Long Island,New York

Wow. That program needs a little tweaking............
3 yards.

12/17/2006 7:07:30 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

My Mistake..................100 x 10 = 1,000 square feet
So the programs answer is......3.0864 yards. Put it's almost impossible to cover any soil at 1 inch. Unless you had some expensive machine to put 1 inch and no more..............

12/17/2006 7:16:54 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

Brains decimal point is off by 1.= 3.0864yds

12/17/2006 7:23:38 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

boy was i slow!lol

12/17/2006 7:24:40 PM

Simi valley, ca

My point is that A & L lab is a top notch lab ,But thats in bolth of my soil reports !!

12/17/2006 11:15:41 PM

Simi valley, ca

There saying to add 1 yd to make 1 inch --per 1000 sq ft ! that dont sound right to me , like you said- just slightly over 3 yds .

12/17/2006 11:18:16 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Post exactly what the soil test states...word for word...or, even better, put a copy of the results in your diary. It could be a bit of confusion.

12/18/2006 6:36:52 PM

Colorado

This link will take you to a materials calculator
that I use from time to time. -------LB

http://www.pioneersand.com/material_calculator.htm

12/19/2006 4:44:47 PM

Roselle, IL GJGEM@sbcglobal.net

I used that Pioneer sand web site before. I imported over 50 tons of Colorado moss rock here for waterfall construction. It is a big hit here.

12/19/2006 7:03:36 PM

Simi valley, ca

Organtic matter: Aim for levels above 5% to ensure good tilth. A cubic yard (1"depth of "humus" per 1000 sq ft) may raise a 6" depth of soil by about 1% initially. mix in well ahead of planting.

12/19/2006 8:41:04 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Well, no confusion there! Maybe an email to A&L is in order to let them know of the mistake.

12/20/2006 6:11:20 PM