On May 15, 6:22*pm, David Hare-Scott wrote:
On Sun, 15 May 2011 10:45:20 +0000, Bennewby



wrote:

'David Hare-Scott[_2_ Wrote:
;921318']On Fri, 13 May 2011 18:24:47 +0000, Bennewby
wrote:
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Hi, does anyone know how i can work out how many litres of soil are in
a
ton? B&Q do a 125ltr bag and a ton dumpy bag but i have no way of
working out what is cheaper... Any help will be much appreciated :-)-

The density of soil and compost varies considerably according to the
composition (soil with much sand will be denser than organic compost),
how compact it is and the water content (wet compost is denser than
dry).

You don't make it clear that the two sources you are considering are
the same material so that is another possible source of error in
comparison. *In general bulk supply is cheaper per unit than material
in bags, often much cheaper.

I have not seen bags as large as 125 l. *Can you lift it? *If so put
it on the bathroom scales.

As a *rough* guide a ton of soil will be about 600-700 litres.

What is a 'dumpy bag'?

David

Hi David,
I'm thinking i will just stick to the 125ltr bag as i can lift it and
its easier to move around but just for the record a dumpy bag is what
you would get a ton of gravel etc delivered in.

If you can lift it easily either you have mighty thews and should be
on the Olympic weightlifting team or it is a *very* light fluffy mix
that may not be suitable on its own for potting and raised beds. *Did
you put it on the scales?



I was so confused abouit it and like you say it depends on the density
and moisture content etc. I have a lot of pots to fill and my sister has
a raised bed so the idea was to share the cost and share the
soil/compost (not sure what the difference is lol) I am VERY new to
gardening.

There isn't the faintest chance of one 125l bag filling "lots of pots"
and a raised bed. *Do your sums again and work out how many bags you
will need and the cost, you may find the dumpy bag much better value.

This website is a great help though.

This isn't a web site, you are getting this from Usenet.

David

Heh. Figuring soft drinks at 2 kilos for a 2 liter bottle
(conservative) the thought of lifting 62 of them at once (forget about
the 1 liter left-over) scares me- even allowing for the difference in
density. Mayhaps the OP found someplace to but 125 liters of Perlite?

Chris