Hit 50 bags of mulch exactly covering my front beds and it felt like winning the lottery

I measured out my front flower beds six times before buying mulch this spring, and somehow every bag landed perfectly without a single extra or shortage. My neighbor Dave came over while I was spreading it and said "you must have been a math whiz in school" which got me thinking about how rare that actually is. Has anyone else ever guessed the exact number of bags and actually nailed it?

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christopher90317d ago

I saw a landscaping forum where a guy said he measures his beds by counting how many wheelbarrow trips it takes, then converts that to bags. Said he's never been off by more than a bag in ten years.

kellygarcia17d agoOG Member

Haven't you noticed most people just eyeball everything and somehow make it work? That's the thing with trades guys, they figure out their own weird system that looks crazy but works because they actually pay attention. Wheelbarrow trips, shovel scoops, handfuls of seed - everyone's got their own measuring stick that probably sounds insane to anyone else. Reminds me how most real skill is just noticing patterns that other people miss.