The cubic feet of the raised bed described (4鈥檟8鈥檟9鈥, or 4鈥檟8鈥檟.75鈥) requires 24 cubic feet of soil, yet the recipe only calls for 8 cubic feet and 2 inches of leaf clippings (4鈥檟8鈥檟2鈥 or 4鈥檟8鈥檟.16鈥) so around 5 cubic feet of leaf clippings (which also seems wrong鈥攖wice as much leaf as compost??) for a total of 13 cubic feet: half of what鈥檚 needed. Why do soil recipes always seem to be underestimated? Or am I missing something about calculating cubic feet?
The cubic feet of the raised bed described (4鈥檟8鈥檟9鈥, or 4鈥檟8鈥檟.75鈥) requires 24 cubic feet of soil, yet the recipe only calls for 8 cubic feet and 2 inches of leaf clippings (4鈥檟8鈥檟2鈥 or 4鈥檟8鈥檟.16鈥) so around 5 cubic feet of leaf clippings (which also seems wrong鈥攖wice as much leaf as compost??) for a total of 13 cubic feet: half of what鈥檚 needed. Why do soil recipes always seem to be underestimated? Or am I missing something about calculating cubic feet?