A new vegetable garden has a few big costs (bed frames and soil) and many small ones. Adding them up first avoids surprises and shows which choices save the most.
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Enter your beds and prices. The calculator gives the total, the cost per area and a budget table.
soil volume = beds × length × width × depth soil cost = volume × price total = soil + frames + plants + seeds + extras
Soil is often the largest single cost for raised beds; bulk delivery is usually cheapest.
Two 2.4 × 1.2 m beds 30 cm deep need 1.73 m³ of soil ($104 at $60/m³). With $160 of frames, 24 plants at $4, 10 seed packets at $3.50 and $100 of extras, the garden costs $495, about $86 per m² of bed.
A couple of raised beds often costs $300–$800 to set up; in-ground gardens can cost much less.
Grow in the ground, use compost and grow from seed.
Usually yes after the first year, especially for high-value crops such as tomatoes, salads and herbs.
Length × width × depth; see the raised bed soil calculator for mixes and bags.