(pdf version to print)
 

WEIGHT
1 ounce (oz) avdp.	=	28.35 g		1 gram (g)	=	0.0353 oz avdp.
1 pound (lb)	=	453.6 g		1 kilogram (kg)	=	2.205 lb
1 short ton	=	0.9078 metric ton		1 metric ton	=	1.1016 short tons
VOLUME
1 cubic inch (in3)	=	16.39 mL		1 milliliters (mL)	=	0.0610 in3
1 cubic foot (ft3)	=	28.32 L		1 liter (L)	=	61.02 in3
		7.48 gal (US)		1 cubic meter (m3)	=	264.2 gal (US)
1 cubic yard (yd3)	=	27ft3				35.3 ft3
		764.6 L				1.308 yd3
		0.765 m3		1 bushel	=	1.25 ft3
		21.7 bushels				0.352 m3
						35.24 L
LIQUID MEASURE
1 teaspoon (tsp)	=	5 mL		1 mL	=	0.034 fl oz
1 Tablespoon (Tbsp)	=	3 teaspoons (tsp)		1 L	=	1.057 qt (US)
1 fluid ounce (fl oz)	=	29.6 mL				0.264 gal (US)
1 quart (qt) (US)	=	946.3 mL
1 gallon (gal) (US)		3.785 L
AREA
1 square inch (in2)	=	6.452 cm2		1 square cm (cm2)	=	0.155 in2
1 square foot (ft2)	=	929.09 cm2		1 sq meter (m2)	=	10.76 ft2
1 acre	=	43,560 ft2				1.196 yd2
		0.4047 ha		1 hectare (ha)	=	2.471 acres
						1,000 m2
LENGTH
1 inch (in)	=	2.54 cm		1 cm	=	0.394 in
1 foot (ft)	=	30.48 cm		1 m	=	39.37 in
1 yard (yd)	=	91.44 cm				3.281 ft
		0.9144 m				1.094 yd
LIGHT
1 lumen/sq ft	=	10.764 lumen sq/m		1 ft-c	=	10.764 lux
		1 foot-candle (ft-c)		1 lux		0.0929 ft-c
TEMPERATURE
		°C to °F	=	(°C x 9/5) + 32
		°F to °C	=	(°F - 32) x 5/9
PARTS PER MILLION
		1 mg per L	=	1 ppm
		10,000 ppm	=	20,000 lbs/acre
				7.4 oz/ft2
				208 gm/ft2
				8.3 lbs/ 100 gal
				1.3 oz/gal
				1% solution
WEIGHT PER VOLUME
		6 oz/cubic foot	=	10 lbs/cubic yard
		1 tablespoon/bushel	=	1 lb/cubic yard
		62.3 x (gms/cubic cm)	=	lbs/cubic foot
		0.595 x (lbs/cubic yd)	=	gms/L
		1.6821 x (kg/m3)	=	lbs/yd3
FERTILIZERS
P x 2.3	=	P2O5		1 lb/acre	=	1/2 oz/1000 ft2
K x 1.2	=	K2O		1 lb/1000 ft2	=	43.6 lb/acre
MEDIA/SOIL VOLUMES
		1 bushel	=	8 gallons
				32 quart pots
				32 market-packs
				20 half-flats
				60 round 4"-pots
				18 round 6"-pots
		1 cubic foot	=	45 round 4" pots
				15 round 6" pots
				18 round 6" azalea pots
				58 square 4" pots
				5 1006- or 804-cell pack flats
		1 cubic yard	=	325 ft2 1" deep

Return to PSS123 Garden Flowers | PSS121 Indoor Plants | Perry's Perennial Pages

Originally adapted from a Cornell course handout of Dr. John Seeley.