Five-Gallon Bucket Supply List - Alabama Cooperative Extension System (2024)

FAQs

Where is the 5 gallon mark on a Home Depot bucket? ›

Most 5 gallon buckets will come with pre-measured marks on the inside of the bucket, showing you exactly where the measurements are—the 5 gallon mark being the one closest to the top. Generally, 5 gallon buckets have a little extra room on the surface to account for spillage or breathing room.

Combine garden soil and aged compost with sand or perlite for an adequate growing medium. The goal is a mix loose enough to drain well but still hold moisture and provide nutrients. Two cubic feet of planting mix fills three 5-gallon buckets.

A 2- to 3-inch layer of gravel or small rocks below potting mix may also promote good drainage by preventing the potting mix from clogging the holes. The volume of one 5-gallon bucket is equal to 0.76 square feet. Four 5-gallon buckets is equal to 3 square feet. Use this to understand how much fertilizer to apply.

Where is the 5 gallon mark on a 5 gallon bucket? It's the mark that is closest to the top of the bucket. If your bucket does not have measurement marks, the place where the handle connects to the bucket is approximately 5 gallons.

Not a bucketologist, but typically the 5 gallon mark on standard 5 gallon buckets is usually to the first tab line down on the side of the bucket.

Material, labor, and shipping costs have all increased over the past two years, and this could be a product of that. The price of 5-gallon food-grade buckets, which I purchase from Uline on occasion, have increased as well, from $5.05 each (May 2020, 2021) to $6.25 each today (May 2022).

A standard 5-gallon bucket typically holds approximately 0.67 cubic feet of soil. That's about 2/3 of a cubic foot bag of soil, and each bag will weigh approximately 40 pounds of soil. This estimation assumes the bucket is filled to the brim without any compaction or settling of the soil.

One 5 gallon bucket can be home to one vegetable plant or two, or three small herbs. Before you go off to start building your bucket garden, let's go over some common questions about bucket gardening for beginners.

How heavy is a 5 gallon bucket filled with water? ›

The weight of the average plastic pail is about 2lbs, and 5 gallons of water weighs about 42lbs. Therefore, a 5 gallon bucket of water will typically weigh around 43-46lbs, depending on the fill-level as well as the specific bucket that you're using.

The major difference between food grade buckets and regular buckets are the materials they are made out of. Food grade buckets are made of a plastic that is one of the food grade plastic numbers, found inside the recycling symbol on the bottom of the bucket.

Height: The average height of a 5-gallon steel pail ranges from 13 to 17 inches (33 to 43 cm). Diameter: The diameter of the pail typically falls between 10 and 12 inches (25 to 30 cm). Weight: Steel pails tend to be heavier compared to plastic pails, weighing approximately 7 to 10 pounds (3 to 4.5 kg).

Well, 5 gallons is roughly where the handle of the bucket meets the plastic.