When we talk about measuring space, especially in gardening or building, we often use different units. One common way to measure volume is in cubic meters and cubic feet.
A cubic meter is a large space that is exactly 1 meter long, 1 meter wide, and 1 meter high. Imagine a box that you could fit in your garden that is shaped like a cube — that’s a cubic meter! In the U.S., we also use cubic feet, which is smaller.
To understand how these two units relate, we need to know how many cubic feet fit into one cubic meter. The conversion is:
1 cubic meter = 35.3147 cubic feet
So, if we want to convert 85 cubic meters to cubic feet, we can do the following calculation:
$$
85 \, \text{cubic meters} \times 35.3147 \, \text{cubic feet/cubic meter} = 3002.9285 \, \text{cubic feet}
$$
Rounded off, 85 cubic meters is approximately 3003 cubic feet!
In simpler terms, this means if you had a space in your garden that was 85 cubic meters, you could fill it with about 3003 cubic feet worth of soil, plants, or anything else you’d like to store.
Here are 7 objects that are exactly equal to 85 cubic meters or 3003 cubic feet:
- A large hot tub that fits 6-8 people
- An average-sized shipping container
- A small shed for garden tools
- A water tank used for irrigation
- A large aquarium for tropical fish
- A garden greenhouse that is 10 feet wide, 10 feet long, and 30 feet tall
- A pile of compost that could be used to enrich your garden soil
Now you know how big 85 cubic meters is in cubic feet, and you can imagine it with these examples in your gardening activities!
