How much compost to fill a pot

littlemoney

A daft question I know but I have a container 15" x 15" x 7" (or 38cms x38 cms x 18 cms) and I am trying to find out how much compost do I need to buy to fill the pot please but I don't know how to calculate this. Can anyone help please?

elsien

My maths makes it 26 litres, but I stand to be corrected. That's filling it completely, which you won't be doing.

littlemoney

Thanks for the quick reply. Out of interest how did you calculate this please?

bloss0m

Volume = 38×38×18 = 25992 centimeters3 so 26 litres

http://www.calculator.net/volume-calculator.html?rtanklength=38&rtanklengthunit=centimeters&rtankwidth=38&rtankwidthunit=centimeters&rtankheight=18&rtankheightunit=centimeters&rectcal=Calculate#rectangular

littlemoney

Thanks for the explanation and link